1 New Street is a detached house in Wordsley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 5RX). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 24.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £351,250 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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1 New Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2024
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 1 New Street.
Latest sale on 1 New Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.6% per year over 7 years.
£351,250
Growth on file: 24.6% per year over 7 years.
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EPC Rating for 1 New Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,583
Street avg £2,090
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
1.5 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
External or internal wall insulation added
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Variation of Condition 2 of planning approval P13/1027
Variation of Condition 2 of planning approval P14/0001
What's in 1 New Street, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5RX's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
26 May 2022Most recent
£351,250
+67.3%over 7 years24 February 2015
£209,950
+199.9%22 January 2015
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5RX: £218,000 (2024–2023).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Fairhaven Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB