23 Apley Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4PA). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 68.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £230,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Outline application for the erection of 2no. bungalows (access to be considered)
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Price for 23 Apley Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 26 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 26 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Years Held for 23 Apley Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,805
Street avg £2,021
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
6 October 2023Most recent
£230,000
+73.6%over 20 years27 June 2003
£132,500
+215.5%over 5 years10 September 1997
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4PA: £260,000 (2022–2018).

CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
DY8 4LA
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Amblecote Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB