40 New Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wordsley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 5RX). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a basement.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 47.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 36 EPCs). Sold October 2024 for £205,000.
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40 New Street has no planning applications on record.
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40 New Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2010.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 15 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 15 years.
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Years Held for 40 New Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,384
Street avg £2,097
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
1.5 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
More low energy lighting installed
24 October 2024Most recent
£205,000
+115.8%over 14 years19 March 2010
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5RX: £218,000 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
DY8 5ED
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