1 John Corbett Drive is a detached house in Amblecote, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 68 m² this is the 13th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–171 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
1 John Corbett Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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1 John Corbett Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£137,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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On co₂ emissions, 1 John Corbett Drive runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 59 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
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
1.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

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 system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4BJ: £245,000 (2025–2021).
65 John Corbett Drive Amblecote Stourbridge
Sold Oct 2025
41 John Corbett Drive Amblecote Stourbridge
Sold Dec 2024
37 John Corbett Drive Amblecote Stourbridge
Sold Dec 2023
33 John Corbett Drive Amblecote Stourbridge
Sold Sept 2021
39 John Corbett Drive Amblecote Stourbridge
Sold Sept 2021

Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Amblecote Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB