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Get startedThe Old Forge is a four-bedroom detached house in Belbroughton, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY9 9UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £819,000 is 48.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 49.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
The Old Forge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2025
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Latest sale on The Old Forge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£819,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 17 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 17 years.
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The Old Forge outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,056
Street avg £2,243
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bell Inn — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Demolishing the existing conservatory to side elevation and forming new single storey pitched roof extension and enlarged bedroom above garage.
19 October 2015Most recent
£550,000
+120.0%over 14 years27 October 2000
£250,000
+11.1%over 1 year28 January 1999
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY9 9UJ: £265,000 (2018–2004).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
DY9 9PH
Closest school
1.9 km
Belbroughton CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB