1 Barrar Close is a semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 is 46.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 137.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. At 69 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 9 EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2003.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2025
Extension: Side of property
SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO
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1 Barrar Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 22 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 22 years.
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Habitable Rooms for 1 Barrar Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,391
Street avg £2,015
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
3 November 2017Most recent
£165,000
+166.3%over 22 years3 July 1995
£61,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4DS: £225,000 (2023–2017).

CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
DY8 4XF
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Brook Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB