40 Clifton Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. Other recorded features include a basement.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 44.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold January 2023 for £535,000.
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2011.
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 12 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 12 years.
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40 Clifton Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,831
Street avg £2,854
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing kitchen and coal
20 January 2023Most recent
£535,000
+186.1%over 11 years28 April 2011
£187,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3XT: £373,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
DY8 3TJ
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Greenfield Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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