1 Church Hill Barns, Church Hill, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6HX
About 1 Church Hill Barns
1 Church Hill Barns is a five-bedroom detached house in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY7 6HX). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views.
Today's modelled estimate of £887,000 is 11.3% below the 2020 sale of £1,000,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold December 2020 for £1,000,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Church Hill Barns has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Oct 2019RenovationFullIn report
Erection of balcony structure and cladding of walls
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00509/FUL
- May 2015AnnexConditionsIn report
Alterations to existing outbuildings to form studio annex
- Agent
- Steven J Dunn & Associates Ltd
- Reference
- 11/00451/COND
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Church Hill Barns
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- 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.
£887,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,000,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 December 2020Most recent
£1,000,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in DY7 6HX: £289,950 (2017–2007).
Everything we know about 1 Church Hill Barns, 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 Church Hill homes
Floor Area for 1 Church Hill Barns lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.4 km
The Burgesses — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Foley Infant School Academy. 4 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
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB