12 Stead Close, Tipton, DY4 0BJ
About 12 Stead Close
12 Stead Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Tipton (DY4 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 141.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £261,500 in August 2022. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Stead Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 Stead Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 20 years.
£261,500
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£261,500
+101.2%over 12 years6 November 2009
£130,000
+60.5%over 7 years25 April 2002
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY4 0BJ: £145,000 (2017–2002).
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Versus other Stead Close homes
Price per m² for 12 Stead Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,310
Street avg £1,798
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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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
1.1 km
Wednesbury Parkway (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gospel Oak School. 40 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
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB