80 Vicarage Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 32% above the 2014 sale price. Last sold in October 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
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80 Vicarage Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Nov 2022
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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80 Vicarage Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 18 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 18 years.
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EPC Rating for 80 Vicarage Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,123
Street avg £2,676
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension and conversion of existing garage with an
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing garage)
10 October 2014Most recent
£225,000
+3.2%over 4 years23 October 2009
£218,000
+37.1%over 5 years1 June 2004
£159,000
+140.9%over 7 years25 July 1996
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4QY: £450,000 (2025–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
DY8 4XY
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St James's CofE Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB