57 Vicarage Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Amblecote, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 129.9% above the 2015 sale of £110,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 40.6% below the postcode norm. At 100 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 20 EPCs). Last sold in January 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
57 Vicarage Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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57 Vicarage Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 16 years.
£110,500
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 16 years.
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On floor area, 57 Vicarage Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,105
Street avg £1,903
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
28 January 2015Most recent
£110,500
+87.3%over 15 years19 July 1999
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4JE: £189,950 (2024–2018).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 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