31 Apley Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4PA). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), 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: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 sits 50.9% above the 2018 sale of £216,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 27.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 17 EPCs). On the market in February 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
31 Apley Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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31 Apley Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 15 years.
£216,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 15 years.
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Habitable Rooms for 31 Apley Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,118
Street avg £2,070
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
0.9 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
16 February 2018Most recent
£216,000
+37.1%over 6 years15 September 2011
£157,500
+33.5%over 9 years22 August 2002
£117,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4PA: £257,000 (2023–2018).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
DY8 4XY
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