1 Churchward Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4HX). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (48–102 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 40 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in September 2011 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 Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 49.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 28.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £73,000 in February 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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1 Churchward Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£109,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 24 years.
£73,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 24 years.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

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
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
3 February 2022Most recent
£73,000
+32.7%over 5 years5 February 2016
£55,000
+74.6%over 14 years20 August 2001
£31,500
+14.5%over 2 years6 November 1998
£27,500
+2.8%over 11 months12 December 1997
£26,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4HX: £137,000 (2024–2015).

DY8 4AU
Closest school
0.5 km
Peters Hill Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB