39 Wood Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4NN). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 78.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold October 2024 for £270,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
39 Wood Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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39 Wood Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 11 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 11 years.
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Years Held for 39 Wood Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,293
Street avg £2,473
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
More low energy lighting installed
4 October 2024Most recent
£270,000
+21.6%over 5 years27 September 2019
£222,000
+23.4%over 5 years14 March 2014
£179,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4NN: £445,000 (2024–2023).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
DY8 4UL
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