# 5 BARRAR CLOSE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4DS

## Property details

- Slug: `7e0c6ec` (address key hash: `7e0c6ecf06a7046885be528dbfafcbf5bf3548d9`)
- Postcode: DY8 4DS
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 67 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1991-1995
- Last sold: £247,500 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,694/m²
- Local average: £260,333 (69 sales)
- Street crime: 165 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £247,500
- Date: 2026-03-06
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 08/11/2025 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £548/year

### Recommendations
- W2 (6,000)
- G (450)
- I (3,000)
- N (6,000)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8396-3414-0029-1707-2953)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-06 | £247,500 | Semi-detached | — | £247,964 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-8d4b-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 BARRAR CLOSE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4DS | £247,500 | 06/03/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [161965253](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a5e4412)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £247,500 |
| listed | 2025-05-15 | £260,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £72,000 |
| sold | 1998-01-01 | £64,000 |
| sold | 1995-01-01 | £56,950 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 21 KINGSWAY, WOLLASTON, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4SU | £225,000 | 05/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 35 DIAMOND PARK DRIVE, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4YB | £228,000 | 07/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 84 RICHMOND GROVE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4SF | £310,000 | 04/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 2 BUTTERFLY MEWS, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4BY | £240,000 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 71 PLATTS CRESCENT, AMBLECOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4YY | £264,500 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 43 RICHMOND GROVE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4SE | £320,000 | 05/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 7 BARRAR CLOSE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4DS | £255,000 | 06/01/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 71 PLATTS CRESCENT, AMBLECOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4YY | £172,500 | 20/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 81 RIVERSLEIGH DRIVE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4YQ | £188,500 | 09/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| GRAMARYE JUNCTION ROAD, AUDNAM, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4YJ | £197,000 | 25/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 THE JUNCTION, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4YD | £150,000 | 31/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 61 PLATTS CRESCENT, AMBLECOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4YU | £193,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 42 MARINE CRESCENT, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4XH | £240,000 | 05/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 60 RICHARDSON DRIVE, WOLLASTON, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4DW | £220,000 | 15/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 121 RICHARDSON DRIVE, WOLLASTON, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4DN | £254,000 | 30/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 67 RICHMOND GROVE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4SE | £330,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 RICHMOND GROVE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4SE | £325,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 SWEETBRIER DRIVE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4XZ | £227,000 | 17/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 KELLER WALK, AMBLECOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4BF | £325,100 | 07/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 JUNCTION ROAD, AUDNAM, STOURBRIDGE, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY8 4YJ | £172,500 | 28/01/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £241,855 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 4.8%
- **10y growth:** 48.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Dudley; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 26.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 69.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Dudley). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £764/mo
- **Realistic:** £849/mo
- **Optimistic:** £934/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for East Cheshire (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Jardine Road, DY8 | £1,250/mo | 3 | 0.77 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.51% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £156,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £125,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,250/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £125/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 2
- **Risk:** In flood risk area
- **Source:** Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 80 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **165** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Glasshouse College | Other | 0.3 miles | — (No rating) |
| Brook Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 20 May 2013 |
| Ashwood Park Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 15 Jul 2024 |
| Amblecote Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 12 Oct 2011 |
| St James's CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 13 Sep 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #13937717
- **Address:** 5 Barrar Close, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 4DS
- **Certificate Issued:** 15/01/2020
- **Work Completed:** 23/12/2019
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #4423933
- **Address:** 5 Barrar Close, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 4DS
- **Certificate Issued:** 19/02/2007
- **Work Completed:** 19/01/2007
- **Items:** 5 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #4097563
- **Address:** 5 Barrar Close, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 4DS
- **Certificate Issued:** 02/10/2006
- **Work Completed:** 21/09/2006
- **Items:** 1 door(s)