Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Amblecote, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4HG). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 51 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (25–51 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (23 versus a best of 60). The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 51 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Flat 4 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jul 2025
Flat 4 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Flat 4 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
Flat 4 is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
23 (F)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
1.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4HG: £235,000 (2024–2014).

Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
DY8 4BS
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Amblecote Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB