9a is a detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 74 m² this is the 16th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good.
At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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9a has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
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9a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
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
48.2dB

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 upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
GROUND FLOOR FRONT EXTENSION TO HALLWAY IN ORDER TO

Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ashwood Park Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB