1 Argyle Close is a semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4XT). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in January 2003. At 47 m² it's 27.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 51 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 sits 143.5% above the 2003 sale of £89,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 24.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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1 Argyle Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2024
1 Argyle Close has an approved extension on the planning record.
Proposed porch extension (Re-submission of withdrawn application P04/1809)
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1 Argyle Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£89,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
1 Argyle Close is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,914
Street avg £2,727
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 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
1.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension to create garage
24 January 2003Most recent
£89,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4XT: £167,000 (2025–2024).

CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Brook Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB