6 Carnegie Avenue, Tipton, DY4 8SX
About 6 Carnegie Avenue
6 Carnegie Avenue is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Tipton (DY4 8SX). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 17th smallest of 59 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 59 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since July 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 38 m² it's 28% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 58 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 sits 216.4% above the 2003 sale of £33,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 32.2% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
6 Carnegie Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
6 Carnegie Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
6 Carnegie Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£106,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.9% per year over 5 years.
£33,500
Growth on file: 13.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
20 July 2003Most recent
£33,500
+86.1%over 4 years11 October 1998
£18,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY4 8SX: £39,500 (2025–2024).
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Versus other Carnegie Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 6 Carnegie Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£882
Street avg £1,363
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 32 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
Dudley Port Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Martin's CofE Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB