3 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 (June 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 sits 51% above the 2017 sale of £154,950. 9 years since the last transfer (April 2017).
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jun 2022
3 Waterways Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 21 years.
£154,950
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 21 years.
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On price per m², 3 Waterways Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,718
Street avg £3,303
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
5 April 2017Most recent
£154,950
+3.3%over 9 years29 August 2007
£150,000
+130.1%over 11 years21 November 1995
£65,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5BD: £169,950 (2024–2013).
12 Waterways Gardens Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Sept 2024
2 Waterways Gardens Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Oct 2020
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
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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