17 Crownoakes Drive is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wordsley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 5SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 426 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–90 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2009–2012, sale prices here grew 0.2% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 sits 126.5% above the 2012 sale of £49,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 35.8% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in August 2012.
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17 Crownoakes Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2021
17 Crownoakes Drive has no planning applications on record.
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£111,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 3 years.
£49,000
Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 3 years.
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On floor area, 17 Crownoakes Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,239
Street avg £2,027
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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
1.6 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
3 August 2012Most recent
£49,000
+0.5%over 3 years10 July 2009
£48,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5SQ: £135,000 (2025–2023).
34 Crownoakes Drive Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold May 2025
24 Crownoakes Drive Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Oct 2024
38 Crownoakes Drive Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Oct 2024
14 Crownoakes Drive Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Sept 2024
46 Crownoakes Drive Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Oct 2023

Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
DY8 5TE
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
The Wordsley School. 29 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB