22 Darbys Way, Tipton, DY4 7NY
About 22 Darbys Way
22 Darbys Way is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tipton (DY4 7NY). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2005–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at -4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 sits 95.1% above the 2013 sale of £122,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 28% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
22 Darbys Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
22 Darbys Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
22 Darbys Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.0% per year over 8 years.
£122,000
Growth on file: -4.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
18 July 2013Most recent
£122,000
-28.2%over 8 years19 May 2005
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY4 7NY: £117,500 (2025–2022).
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Versus other Darbys Way homes
Price per m² for 22 Darbys Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,196
Street avg £1,692
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.1 km
St Martin's CofE Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB