3 Chaucer Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 4PL). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 165.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 10 EPCs). Last sale on file: £227,500 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
3 Chaucer Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Latest sale on 3 Chaucer Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 27 years.
£227,500
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 27 years.
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On price per m², 3 Chaucer Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,917
Street avg £1,582
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
1.5 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
Hot water efficiency improved
8 July 2022Most recent
£227,500
+33.8%over 5 years26 May 2017
£170,000
+235.0%over 19 years31 July 1997
£50,750
+12.8%over 2 years17 February 1995
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4PL: £177,500 (2022–2014).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
DY8 4PA
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Amblecote Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB