49 Austin Close, Dudley, DY1 2ST
About 49 Austin Close
49 Austin Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dudley (DY1 2ST). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
At 100 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold July 2022 for £250,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 67% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
49 Austin Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
49 Austin Close has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO FORM DINING ROOM, KITCHEN
- Council
- Development Control - North
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P02/0434
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
49 Austin Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 21 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2022Most recent
£250,000
+71.2%over 8 years29 August 2013
£146,000
-12.0%over 5 years31 January 2008
£166,000
+181.4%over 6 years29 April 2001
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY1 2ST: £225,000 (2025–2020).
Everything we know about 49 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 epc rating, 49 Austin Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,244
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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