8 Beech Road, Dudley, DY1 4BP
About 8 Beech Road
8 Beech Road is an end-of-terrace house in Dudley (DY1 4BP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 60 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Beech Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
8 Beech Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
8 Beech Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£153,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in DY1 4BP: £102,000 (2021–2002).
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Versus other Beech Road homes
On epc rating, 8 Beech Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Tipton Road (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Priory Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB