5 Norman Drive, Tipton, DY4 0BF
About 5 Norman Drive
5 Norman Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tipton (DY4 0BF). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft) and council tax band B. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (January 2017); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.
At 65 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 33.6% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £143,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Underfloor heatingYes
Energy performance
5 Norman Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Norman Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£191,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 4 years.
£143,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2021Most recent
£143,000
+10.0%over 4 years3 February 2017
£129,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY4 0BF: £142,000 (2023–2018).
Everything we know about 5 Norman Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Norman Drive homes
EPC Rating for 5 Norman Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,200
Street avg £2,055
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 1.2 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 8 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
13/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Wednesbury Parkway (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ocker Hill Infant School. 39 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB