3 Retreat Gardens, Tipton Street, Dudley, DY3 1HE
About 3 Retreat Gardens
3 Retreat Gardens is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Dudley (DY3 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 429 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 28). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 sits 71.8% above the 2011 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in July 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
3 Retreat Gardens 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Retreat Gardens has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 Retreat Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 July 2011Most recent
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY3 1HE: £175,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in DY3 1HE
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Sold Nov 2024
£175,00015 Tipton Street, Dudley, DY3 1HE
Sold Nov 2024
£214,95041 Tipton Street, Dudley, DY3 1HE
Sold Feb 2024
£150,0004 Retreat Gardens, Tipton Street, Dudley, DY3 1HE
Sold Jun 2023
£159,950
Versus other Tipton Street homes
On epc rating, 3 Retreat Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,131
Street avg £1,894
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.3 km
Coseley Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Dormston School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB







