41 Vicarage Road is a semi-detached house in Amblecote, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (28–108 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 21 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
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41 Vicarage Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£119,000
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
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
1.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

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 decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Variation of condition 4 of planning approval P04/0282 to be revised to 'This pe
Extension: Single storey
Single Storey extension to create a one bedroom flat with alteration
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4JE: £189,950 (2024–2018).

DY8 4HX
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Amblecote Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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