38 Alwen Street is a detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 5YP). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 22.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 68.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey and single storey front extensions, single storey rear extension and
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
On floor area, 38 Alwen Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,377
Street avg £1,772
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
1.6 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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
What's in 38 Alwen Street, Stourbridge, DY8 5YP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
8 April 2022Most recent
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5YP: £193,000 (2025–2023).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
DY8 5SS
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