3 Beech Close, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6LW

3 Beech Close is a detached house in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY7 6LW). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 235 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (194 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £779,000 is 41.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 19.7% below the postcode norm. On the market in October 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.