What type of property is 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ?

34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ sell for?

34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ last sold for £230,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £36,000 in January 1996, so prices have been rising over 27 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between January 1996 and October 2022, 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ rose from £36,000 to £230,000, a change of £194,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ?

The current EPC rating for 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ is F with a score of 38 out of 100, lodged in February 2015. It has dropped from a E recorded in January 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ?

34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,033 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DY3 1PZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ heated?

The latest EPC at 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ?

34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ located?

34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ sits in Sedgley, Dudley, Dudley. It falls within the DY3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ?

Police records around 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 30% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ?

The closest primary school to 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ is Queen Victoria Primary School (564m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Dormston School (692m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ?

The closest rail stop to 34 Highfield Road, DY3 1PZ is Coseley Rail Station, 2.4km away.

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34 Highfield Road, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 1PZ

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

96 m²

1033 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 38

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 34 Highfield Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

34 Highfield Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sedgley, Dudley, Dudley (DY3 1PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (January 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 76.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageDouble
LandYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

34 Highfield 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 19 Feb 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2015

EPC Rating

F38

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2015from Jan 2015

EPC improved fromE46toF38

Hot Water

AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Highfield Road, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 1PZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

34 Highfield Road has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 34 Highfield Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£245,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£230,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

23 October 2022Most recent
£230,000
+538.9%over 26 years
26 January 1996
£36,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DY3 1PZ: £162,500 (2022–2020).

Nearby sales in DY3 1PZ

On the street

Versus other Highfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

34 Highfield Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,396

Street avg £1,710

Strongly above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Dudley district page.

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.4 km

Coseley Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.6 km

Queen Victoria Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DY3 1PZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DY3 1PZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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