8 Bridle Road is a mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 4QE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2023 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 68.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 76.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 42 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £264,250.
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8 Bridle Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
8 Bridle Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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8 Bridle Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 68.3% per year over 1 year.
£264,250
Growth on file: 68.3% per year over 1 year.
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EPC Rating for 8 Bridle Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,432
Street avg £2,421
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

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
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
30-day money-back guarantee
21 May 2025Most recent
£264,250
+68.3%over 10 months1 August 2024
£157,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4QE: £250,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Ridgewood High School. 20 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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