25a is a detached house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4NN). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 44.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 15.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 25 EPCs). Sold September 2023 for £195,500.
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25a has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
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25a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 13 years.
£195,500
Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 13 years.
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What we flagged
Floor Area for 25a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,197
Street avg £2,528
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single Storey Front Extension
22 September 2023Most recent
£195,500
+22.2%over 13 years25 May 2010
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4NN: £445,000 (2024–2024).

CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
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