12 Barrar Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 29.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 115.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: June 2018 at £330,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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12 Barrar Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2024
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed conversion of garage to habitable ro
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Latest sale on 12 Barrar Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 23 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 23 years.
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12 Barrar Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,171
Street avg £2,040
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (19 kWp) installed
Detached Garage
15 June 2018Most recent
£330,000
+69.2%over 10 years29 February 2008
£195,000
+160.0%over 8 years24 November 1999
£75,000
+10.4%over 4 years26 June 1995
£67,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4DS: £215,000 (2023–2017).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
DY8 4BB
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