1 Retreat Gardens, Tipton Street, Dudley, DY3 1HE

1 Retreat Gardens is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Dudley (DY3 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: November 2024 at £175,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 232.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.