8 Barrar Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 36% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 131.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Council records include a two-storey side extension at 8 Barrar Close.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 22 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 22 years.
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What we flagged
8 Barrar Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,394
Street avg £2,015
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 84 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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension to create store and dining room
31 August 2017Most recent
£225,000
+181.3%over 16 years19 January 2001
£80,000
+17.6%over 2 years4 December 1998
£68,000
+13.4%over 3 years10 May 1995
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4DS: £215,000 (2023–2017).

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