1 Attwell Road, Tipton, DY4 9LP
About 1 Attwell Road
1 Attwell Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Tipton (DY4 9LP). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 sits 145.3% above the 2007 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 56.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
1 Attwell Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Attwell Road.
- Mar 2020Change of UseAmendmentIn report
Proposed change of use from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a residential home for three children (Use Class C2 - Residential Institutions).
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/63834
- Aug 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/03/41116
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£75,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2007Most recent
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY4 9LP: £42,500 (2023–1998).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Attwell Road homes
1 Attwell Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
13/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Bradley Lane (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wednesbury Oak Academy. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB