87a, Gospel Oak Road, Tipton, DY4 0DN
About 87a
87a is a semi-detached house in Tipton (DY4 0DN). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Last sale on file: £167,500 in December 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 is 11% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 142% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
87a has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 87a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£186,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 24 years.
£167,500
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2021Most recent
£167,500
+67.5%over 15 years22 June 2006
£100,000
+47.1%over 3 years28 February 2003
£68,000
+13.3%19 September 2002
£60,000
+27.8%over 4 years13 February 1998
£46,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY4 0DN: £157,000 (2025–2021).
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Versus other Gospel Oak Road homes
On price per m², 87a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,102
Street avg £1,810
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
1.3 km
Bradley Lane (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.5 km
Gospel Oak School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB