117 Vicarage Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 4QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 68.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £283,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
117 Vicarage Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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117 Vicarage Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 22 years.
£283,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 22 years.
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On epc rating, 117 Vicarage Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,859
Street avg £2,223
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 106 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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
8 August 2022Most recent
£283,000
+20.4%over 1 year23 November 2020
£235,000
+292.0%over 19 years2 February 2001
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4QZ: £235,000 (2025–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
DY8 4XJ
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
41.5dB