4 Harvard Close, Dudley, DY1 3LT
About 4 Harvard Close
4 Harvard Close is a detached house in Dudley (DY1 3LT). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 48.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 109.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in August 2015.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Harvard Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 18 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2015Most recent
£190,000
+35.7%over 9 months23 October 2014
£140,000
+81.9%over 17 years4 September 1997
£76,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY1 3LT: £249,000 (2020–2004).
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- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Harvard Close homes
Price per m² for 4 Harvard Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,436
Street avg £1,635
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.3 km
Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wrens Nest Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB