5 Bedford Street, Tipton, DY4 7NX
About 5 Bedford Street
5 Bedford Street is a mid-terrace house in Tipton (DY4 7NX). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. At 77 m² this is the 20th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–138 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 26 units on file.
Last sale on file: £84,000 in March 2021. Across the public record there are 6 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. At 77 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 39.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 22.5% 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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Bedford Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Bedford Street has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 17 years.
£84,000
Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
19 March 2021Most recent
£84,000
+14.3%over 6 years10 December 2014
£73,500
-5.8%over 6 years28 November 2008
£78,000
-15.7%over 1 year19 June 2007
£92,500
-1.1%over 1 year4 November 2005
£93,500
+23.0%over 2 years25 September 2003
£75,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY4 7NX: £110,995 (2025–2023).
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Versus other Bedford Street homes
Price per m² for 5 Bedford Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,091
Street avg £1,571
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
0.2 km
Horseley Road (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Martin's CofE Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB