1 Austin Close, Dudley, DY1 2ST
About 1 Austin Close
1 Austin Close is a detached house in Dudley (DY1 2ST). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 25% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 84.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2009. Sold December 2021 for £240,000. 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
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single and first floor side extensions to enlarge utility with bedrooms above.
- Council
- Development Control - North
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P09/0102
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 14 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2021Most recent
£240,000
+28.3%over 14 years19 June 2007
£187,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY1 2ST: £225,000 (2025–2020).
Everything we know about 1 Austin Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Austin Close homes
On price per m², 1 Austin Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,697
Street avg £2,230
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.9 km
Flood Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Milking Bank Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB