5 Apley Road is a semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4PA). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in July 1998. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 sits 332% above the 1998 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 62.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2023
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights in front elevation
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5 Apley Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 1 year.
£59,950
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 1 year.
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What we flagged
Price per m² for 5 Apley Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£631
Street avg £2,176
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION INCORPORATING EXISTING GROUND
17 July 1998Most recent
£59,950
+9.0%over 11 months29 August 1997
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4PA: £257,000 (2023–2018).

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