196d, Wolverhampton Street, Dudley, DY1 1DZ
About 196d
196d is an end-of-terrace house in Dudley (DY1 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 57 m² this is the 11th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 is 66.3% below the 2022 sale of £546,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. At 57 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £546,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
196d has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
196d has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 28 years.
£546,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£546,000
+506.7%over 23 years25 August 1999
£90,000
-28.0%over 4 years31 January 1995
£125,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in DY1 1DZ: £345,000 (2017–2016).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Wolverhampton Street homes
On co₂ emissions, 196d runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 43 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Flood Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
St James Academy. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.8dB