5 Harvard Close, Dudley, DY1 3LT
About 5 Harvard Close
5 Harvard Close is a detached house in Dudley (DY1 3LT). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 sits 245.8% above the 1997 sale of £112,499. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 49.9% below the postcode norm. At 129 m² it's 25.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Harvard Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Harvard Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Harvard Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£112,499
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 November 1997Most recent
£112,499
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY1 3LT: £190,000 (2020–2012).
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Versus other Harvard Close homes
EPC Rating for 5 Harvard Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£872
Street avg £1,831
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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