1 Wood Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4NN). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 19.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 is 46.8% above the 2006 sale price. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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1 Wood Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Extension: Two storey
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY
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Price for 1 Wood Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£367,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.8% per year over 11 years.
£249,950
Growth on file: 19.8% per year over 11 years.
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What we flagged
1 Wood Street outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,100
Street avg £2,532
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 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
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
9 June 2006Most recent
£249,950
+614.1%over 10 years21 July 1995
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4NN: £445,000 (2024–2024).

CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
DY8 4UG
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St James's CofE Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB