23 Brindlefields Way, Tipton, DY4 7XL

23 Brindlefields Way is a mid-terrace house in Tipton (DY4 7XL). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 11th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in May 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 40 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 47 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 sits 327% above the 1997 sale of £25,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 50.7% below the postcode norm.