7 Barney Close, Tipton, DY4 8XZ

7 Barney Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Tipton (DY4 8XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 87 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 11.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 123.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.