52 Vicarage Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Amblecote, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 is 40% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 75.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 20 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £189,950.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
52 Vicarage Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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52 Vicarage Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 1 year.
£189,950
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 1 year.
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On price per m², 52 Vicarage Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,753
Street avg £1,720
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
1.0 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
10 December 2018Most recent
£189,950
+7.9%over 1 year8 December 2017
£176,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4JE: £151,000 (2024–2018).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
DY8 4LA
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Amblecote Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB