5 Farlands Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2DY). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 114.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold December 2021 for £570,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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5 Farlands Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.6% per year over 1 year.
£570,000
Growth on file: 14.6% per year over 1 year.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Stourbridge Junction Rail Station — railway station.

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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing garage a
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a detached garage. Single storey front extensions, single storey rear extension, single storey side extension and internal alterations (following demolition of existing garage)
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3 December 2021Most recent
£570,000
+20.0%over 1 year31 July 2020
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2DY: £322,500 (2019–2002).

DY8 2LG
Closest school
0.1 km
Oldswinford C of E Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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