The Sheilings is a detached house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4NW). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 sits 50% above the 2015 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
The Sheilings has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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The Sheilings saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£330,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 9 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 9 years.
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The Sheilings is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,472
Street avg £2,478
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 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
50.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
16 September 2015Most recent
£220,000
+12.8%over 4 years17 September 2010
£195,000
+14.7%over 3 years20 December 2006
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4NW: £394,250 (2023–2017).

CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
DY8 4UG
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