Littlecroft is a detached house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4NW). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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Littlecroft ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
An application for tree works is currently awaiting a decision.
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Littlecroft has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£516,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
EPC Rating for Littlecroft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
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
50.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
Notification of proposed tree works in a Conservation Area to fell 4no. Silver Birch Trees, 2no. Holly Trees and 1 no. Yew Tree
Pollard 10no. Lime Trees
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4NW: £394,250 (2023–2017).

Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
DY8 4AX
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