1 Bedford Street, Tipton, DY4 7NX

1 Bedford Street is a mid-terrace house in Tipton (DY4 7NX). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–138 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 71.6% above the 2013 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 39.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in December 2013.