20 Hopton Close, Tipton, DY4 0DJ
About 20 Hopton Close
20 Hopton Close is a semi-detached house in Tipton (DY4 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 sits 473.8% above the 1999 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 77.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
20 Hopton Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 20 Hopton Close.
- Jan 2014PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension and front canopy.
- Agent
- Affordable Home Designs
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/13/56563
What's in 20 Hopton Close, Tipton, DY4 0DJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
20 Hopton Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£42,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 August 1999Most recent
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY4 0DJ: £140,000 (2022–2021).
Everything we know about 20 Hopton Close, 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 Hopton Close homes
20 Hopton Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£385
Street avg £1,834
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
13/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Wednesbury Parkway (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.5 km
Gospel Oak School. 41 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
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB