6 Batchelor Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4AX). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 is 29.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 133.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold July 2021 for £246,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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6 Batchelor Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
6 Batchelor Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 25 years.
£246,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 25 years.
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6 Batchelor Close is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,860
Street avg £1,980
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
23 July 2021Most recent
£246,000
+51.9%over 11 years31 March 2010
£162,000
-9.0%over 4 years17 February 2006
£177,950
+70.3%over 4 years17 August 2001
£104,500
+39.3%over 4 years6 December 1996
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4AX: £230,000 (2021–2018).

CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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