49 Alwen Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 5YP). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 is 10.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 141.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £195,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 58 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.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 May 2026
49 Alwen Street has no planning applications on record.
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49 Alwen Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£215,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 21 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 21 years.
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49 Alwen Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,362
Street avg £1,744
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
25 February 2025Most recent
£195,000
+17.8%over 5 years24 January 2020
£165,500
+21.2%over 3 years29 July 2016
£136,500
+37.9%over 12 years31 October 2003
£98,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5YP: £193,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 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