53 Armstrong Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4HT). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 61 m² this is the 15th smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 41 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 56.6% above the 2016 sale of £76,000. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in April 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 61 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 40 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
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53 Armstrong 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2022
53 Armstrong Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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£119,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 16 years.
£76,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 16 years.
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53 Armstrong Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
14 April 2016Most recent
£76,000
-12.6%over 9 years7 July 2006
£87,000
+33.8%over 3 years30 May 2003
£65,000
+62.7%over 3 years21 January 2000
£39,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4HT: £135,000 (2022–2016).

Street avg 1.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
DY8 4HX
Closest school
0.6 km
Peters Hill Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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