17 Hill Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Amblecote, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (43–53 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 46.9% above the 2007 sale price. At 53 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 3 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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17 Hill Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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17 Hill Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£119,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 10 years.
£81,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 10 years.
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On floor area, 17 Hill Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,528
Street avg £1,666
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
1.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

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 efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
5 January 2007Most recent
£81,000
+125.0%over 7 years17 December 1999
£36,000
+5.9%over 2 years27 June 1997
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4HA: £85,000 (2015–2005).

CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
DY8 4HX
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Brook Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB