9 Bells Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 is 10.9% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 71.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2008. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2024 for £238,000.
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Launch offer · save £5
9 Bells Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Loft conversion with front dormer (retrospective)
9 Bells Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 29 years.
£238,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 29 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
9 Bells Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,091
Street avg £2,089
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
1.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
What's in 9 Bells Lane, Stourbridge, DY8 5BP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
31 May 2024Most recent
£238,000
+67.6%over 16 years31 August 2007
£142,000
+9.2%over 2 years5 August 2005
£130,000
+46.1%over 2 years11 October 2002
£89,000
+97.8%over 7 years22 August 1995
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5BP: £185,000 (2024–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
DY8 5YP
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Fairhaven Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB