5 Clarkes Grove, Tipton, DY4 7NE
About 5 Clarkes Grove
5 Clarkes Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Tipton (DY4 7NE). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
It hasn't traded since February 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 sits 332% above the 2002 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 50.7% below the postcode norm.
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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
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Clarkes Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Clarkes Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Clarkes Grove's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 February 2002Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY4 7NE: £240,000 (2024–2019).
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Versus other Clarkes Grove homes
On epc rating, 5 Clarkes Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£676
Street avg £1,877
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.3 km
Horseley Road (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Great Bridge Primary School. 35 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
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB