18 Vicarage Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4NS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 57.1% above the 2019 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 29.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2019 for £170,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
18 Vicarage Road has no planning applications on record.
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18 Vicarage Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On floor area, 18 Vicarage Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,977
Street avg £2,430
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.8 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
8 July 2019Most recent
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4NS: £227,000 (2025–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
DY8 4LA
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St James's CofE Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB