What type of property is The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP?

The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP last change hands?

The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP last sold for £127,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £169,450 in March 2007, so prices have been falling over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP changed over time?

Across 2 sales between March 2007 and August 2022, The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP fell from £169,450 to £127,000, a change of £42,450. That works out to roughly -1.9% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP?

The current EPC rating for The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. It has improved from a G recorded in January 2009 (2 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP?

The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DY1 1EP. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP heated?

The latest EPC at The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP?

The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP is in council tax band C.

Where is The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP located?

The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP sits in Dudley. It falls within the DY1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP?

Police records around The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP?

The closest primary school to The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP is Jesson's Church of England Primary School (661m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St James Academy (393m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP?

The closest underground stop to The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, DY1 1EP is Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro), 400m away. The nearest rail option is Tipton Rail Station, 2.5km away.

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The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, Dudley, DY1 1EP

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 03

Bedrooms

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Old Courthouse

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Old Courthouse is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Dudley (DY1 1EP). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 71 m² this is the 10th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in The Old Courthouse, where floor areas span 34–97 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 16 units on file.

Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.9% per year. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £127,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
EnsuiteYes

Building

Heating systemElectric

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Mar 2022

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2011from Jan 2009

EPC improved fromG20toF29

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Mar 2022from Jun 2011

EPC improved fromF29toE52

Windows

SingleSecondary

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Walls

Very PoorVery Good

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

40%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Courthouse, Flat 15, 3 Priory Street, Dudley, DY1 1EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old Courthouse has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Old Courthouse's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£134,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.9% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£127,000

Growth on file: -1.9% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

21 August 2022Most recent
£127,000
-25.1%over 15 years
21 March 2007
£169,450

Median price across the last 5 sales in DY1 1EP: £70,000 (2023–2022).

Nearby sales in DY1 1EP

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On the street

Versus other Priory Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for The Old Courthouse lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,789

Street avg £1,777

On par

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

On par

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.

Closest school

0.4 km

St James Academy. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DY1 1EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.1dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for DY1 1EP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.1dB

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55 dB

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