29 Wood Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4NN). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 is 14.2% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 55.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold February 2024 for £445,000.
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29 Wood Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 29 Wood Street in 2022.
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29 Wood Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£508,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 14 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 14 years.
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Years Held for 29 Wood Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,928
Street avg £2,491
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 128 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
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extension (following part demolition of kitchen)(resubmission of withdrawn application P22/0925)
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (following part demolition of kitchen)
2 February 2024Most recent
£445,000
+8.5%over 1 year27 May 2022
£410,000
+56.2%over 11 years16 July 2010
£262,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4NN: £345,000 (2024–2023).

CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
DY8 4BB
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St James's CofE Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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41.4dB