5 Ballfields, Tipton, DY4 7DZ
About 5 Ballfields
5 Ballfields is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tipton (DY4 7DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 sits 122.8% above the 2014 sale of £74,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
5 Ballfields'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Ballfields has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Ballfields valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 12 years.
£74,950
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2014Most recent
£74,950
-24.3%over 7 years12 April 2007
£99,000
+20.7%over 1 year6 January 2006
£82,000
+41.4%over 2 years10 January 2003
£58,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in DY4 7DZ: £74,000 (2018–2003).
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Versus other Ballfields homes
5 Ballfields outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.5 km
Horseley Road (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.6 km
Great Bridge Primary School. 40 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB