1 Oak Close, Tipton, DY4 0AY

1 Oak Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tipton (DY4 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (36–50 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 sits 55.2% above the 2006 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 34.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (43 m² median across 22 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.