31 Alwen Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 5YP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 139.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £202,000 — fresh data. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
31 Alwen Street has no planning applications on record.
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31 Alwen Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 28 years.
£202,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 28 years.
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31 Alwen Street is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,367
Street avg £1,743
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
51.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
28 May 2025Most recent
£202,000
+50.7%over 5 years31 July 2019
£134,000
+57.7%over 16 years18 July 2003
£84,950
+117.8%over 6 years31 January 1997
£39,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5YP: £193,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
DY8 5TE
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Brook Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB