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Get startedBox Hedge Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Belbroughton, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY9 0AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £964,000 is 12.4% above the 2022 sale price. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold February 2022 for £857,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Box Hedge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Two storey rear extensions, single storey side extension and fenestration alterations
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£964,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 6 years.
£857,500
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 6 years.
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (32 kWp) installed
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Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Domestic Extensions and Outbuildings
3 more applications for this property
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21 February 2022Most recent
£857,500
+28.9%over 6 years14 January 2016
£665,000
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DY9 0HG
Woodgate Way — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Belbroughton CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB