5 Barrar Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 252.8% above the 2000 sale of £72,000. At 67 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Nov 2025
5 Barrar Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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5 Barrar Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 5 years.
£72,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 5 years.
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What we flagged
Price per m² for 5 Barrar Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,075
Street avg £2,162
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
10 April 2000Most recent
£72,000
+12.5%over 1 year30 October 1998
£64,000
+12.4%over 3 years18 July 1995
£56,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4DS: £225,000 (2023–2017).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
DY8 4LA
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