The Firs 24a is a detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3YQ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 695 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 21.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 37.4% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 65 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 26 EPCs).
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The Firs 24a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2021
The Firs 24a has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
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Price for The Firs 24a has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.2% per year over 9 years.
£189,950
Growth on file: 21.2% per year over 9 years.
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Years Held for The Firs 24a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,940
Street avg £2,706
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
1.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey rear extension with Juliet balcony and single storey rear extension
24 June 2004Most recent
£189,950
+49.0%over 2 years17 October 2001
£127,500
+50.0%over 4 years17 October 1997
£85,000
+150.0%over 2 years14 July 1995
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3YQ: £265,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Gig Mill Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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