48a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wordsley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 5RX). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 56.7% above the 2016 sale of £145,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 23.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2025
48a has no planning applications on record.
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Price for 48a has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 17 years.
£145,500
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 17 years.
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Price per m²
£1,993
Street avg £2,112
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
29 February 2016Most recent
£145,500
+5.8%over 7 years13 March 2008
£137,500
+55.0%over 6 years23 November 2001
£88,700
+31.4%over 2 years12 July 1999
£67,500
+125.0%26 February 1999
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5RX: £218,000 (2024–2023).

CO₂ Emissions
2.8 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