2 Waterways Gardens is a two-bedroom detached house in Wordsley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 43.1% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £167,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jan 2025
2 Waterways Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 4 years.
£167,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 4 years.
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What we flagged
2 Waterways Gardens outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,930
Street avg £3,250
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
1.1 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
16 October 2020Most recent
£167,000
+45.2%over 4 years24 May 2016
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5BD: £169,950 (2024–2010).
12 Waterways Gardens Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Sept 2024
3 Waterways Gardens Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Apr 2017
17 Waterways Gardens Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold May 2014
9 Waterways Gardens Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Nov 2013
1 Waterways Gardens Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Dec 2001

Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
DY8 5TE
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ashwood Park Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB