5 Chaucer Close is a detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 4PL). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 sits 57.4% above the 2022 sale of £176,666. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 88.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £176,666 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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5 Chaucer Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£176,666
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Years Held for 5 Chaucer Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,803
Street avg £1,706
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 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
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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
18 February 2022Most recent
£176,666
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 4PL: £195,000 (2022–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
DY8 4HQ
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