5 Halfcot Byre, Wolverhampton Road, Prestwood, Stourbridge, DY7 5DG
About 5 Halfcot Byre
5 Halfcot Byre is a detached house in Prestwood, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY7 5DG). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2020); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £830,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Halfcot Byre sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded to triple glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
5 Halfcot Byre has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£888,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£830,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 March 2022Most recent
£830,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in DY7 5DG: £452,500 (2022–2021).
Everything we know about 5 Halfcot Byre, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Wolverhampton Road homes
5 Halfcot Byre is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Ridgewood High School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB