8 Harvard Close, Dudley, DY1 3LT
About 8 Harvard Close
8 Harvard Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Dudley (DY1 3LT). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 is 37.7% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 32.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in September 2012. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
8 Harvard Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2008OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a log cabin in rear garden
- Council
- Development Control - North
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P08/1135
What's in 8 Harvard Close, Dudley, DY1 3LT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Harvard Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 14 years.
£273,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
30 September 2012Most recent
£273,000
+307.8%over 14 years16 April 1998
£66,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY1 3LT: £185,000 (2020–2006).
Everything we know about 8 Harvard Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Harvard Close homes
On habitable rooms, 8 Harvard Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,923
Street avg £1,699
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB