49 Darbys Way, Tipton, DY4 7NY
About 49 Darbys Way
49 Darbys Way is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Tipton (DY4 7NY). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 10th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 30 units on file.
Last sale on file: £112,500 in October 2022. Across the public record there are 4 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. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 is 13.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 35.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 29 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
49 Darbys Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
49 Darbys Way's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 18 years.
£112,500
Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
13 October 2022Most recent
£112,500
+27.8%over 14 years24 April 2008
£88,000
-4.5%9 November 2007
£92,150
-6.4%over 3 years23 June 2004
£98,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY4 7NY: £130,000 (2025–2022).
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Versus other Darbys Way homes
On price per m², 49 Darbys Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,123
Street avg £1,770
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 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
0.3 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