1 Leander Road, Stourbridge, DY9 8YB

1 Leander Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY9 8YB). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 sits 61.4% above the 2009 sale of £127,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 14 EPCs).