5 Batchelor Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4AX). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 sits 63.2% above the 2014 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
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5 Batchelor Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Aug 2025
5 Batchelor Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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5 Batchelor Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 17 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 17 years.
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EPC Rating for 5 Batchelor Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,021
Street avg £2,040
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
28 January 2014Most recent
£190,000
+9.8%over 9 years2 July 2004
£173,000
+82.1%over 3 years20 December 2000
£95,000
+14.5%over 3 years27 March 1997
£82,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4AX: £235,000 (2021–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
DY8 4XJ
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Brook Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB