43a is an end-of-terrace house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 70 m² this is the 16th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–132 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 29 units on file.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
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43a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
43a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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43a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£141,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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What we flagged
43a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
0.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4NJ: £167,000 (2025–2022).

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St James's CofE Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB