Oaklea is a semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 5QL). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1395 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in October 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 is 36.4% above the 2009 sale price. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Oaklea's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Feb 2019
Oaklea has no planning applications on record.
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Oaklea has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 8 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 8 years.
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On floor area, Oaklea stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,504
Street avg £2,198
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
1.8 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
19 October 2009Most recent
£195,000
+2.6%over 5 years2 June 2004
£190,000
+153.3%over 2 years22 June 2001
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5QL: £245,000 (2024–2022).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
DY8 5BP
no. 56 — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Fairhaven Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB