1a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 5QD). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 331.4% above the 2005 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 67.8% below the postcode norm.
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1a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
1a has no planning applications on record.
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1a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2005).
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£51,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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1a is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£531
Street avg £2,710
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 99 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
1.7 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
More low energy lighting installed
22 September 2005Most recent
£51,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5QD: £266,000 (2024–2010).

CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
DY8 5TE
no. 56 — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Fairhaven Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB