47a is a four-bedroom detached house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4NN). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 135 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 35.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 20.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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47a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Nov 2025
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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47a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£307,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, 47a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,274
Street avg £2,524
Floor Area
135 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
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey side/rear infi
9 May 2016Most recent
£307,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4NN: £445,000 (2024–2024).

CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB