1 The Haven is a semi-detached house in Wordsley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 5BW). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 56 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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1 The Haven sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
1 The Haven has no planning applications on record.
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1 The Haven has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£158,000
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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On epc rating, 1 The Haven runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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
1.5 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
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5BW: £178,000 (2022–2015).

Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Fairhaven Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB