55 Bilston Road, Tipton, DY4 0BY

55 Bilston Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Tipton (DY4 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in December 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 sits 87.1% above the 2008 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.