196 Kent Road, B62 8PW

Semi-detached house94 m²EPC CBand CFreehold

196 Kent Road is a freehold semi-detached house on Kent Road in B62. It last sold for £95,000 in 2002, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 24 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC CCouncil tax CGigabit broadband 100%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Semi-detached house
Semi-detached
Floor area
94 m²
1,012 sq ft
Built
1967-1975
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
3.6 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

B62 £/m² (recent sales)£2,815this home £1,011 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Dudley, the official average home value is £229,829+4% in a year, +24% over five.

Detached£359,416
Semi-detached£239,755
Terraced£199,355
Flat / maisonette£117,449

Covers the whole Dudley area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Every comparable — address, date, size, sold & adjusted price

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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 196 Kent Road, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2002.

£100k£200k£300k200220072012201720222026£277kSold 2002: £95,000£95k
£100k£200k£300k200220142026£277kSold 2002: £95,000£95k
B62 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B62's yearly median.

Energy certificate 19 Jun 2019
Rated EPC C · 94 m² recorded
8 Mar 2002Most recent
£95,000
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Built 1967-1975
Property built
1965–1982
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls that can usually be retrofitted with insulation; loft insulation, if original, will be thin by today’s standards.
  • Any flat-roof or single-storey extension from this era may be near the end of its serviceable life.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on Kent Road

Against the 61 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Kent Road by 13%
Floor area
20 homes
150 m²175 m²This home 94 m²
Street median 112 m² · higher than 35% of the street

Kent Road sold prices & full street profile →

Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Energy & running costs

What 196 Kent Road's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (69/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £796 a year. Certificate valid until June 2029.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 85
C69–80
This home · 69
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
3.6 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1967-1975
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£796/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
19 Jun 2019
lodgement date
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1967-1975 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band C (≈£1,907/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band C
£1,907/yr · Dudley
Gigabit broadband
100%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures in full

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Dudley 030D neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 8/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 2% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

8/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: housing & access and income score well, but a weaker living environment.

Breakdown by domain
Income9/10
Employment7/10
Education & skills7/10
Health6/10
Crime6/10
Housing & access10/10
Living environment4/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 196 Kent Road sits in its local market.

B62 median
£250,000
last 8 years
B62 £/m²
£2,815
last 8 years

196 Kent Road: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 196 Kent Road last sell, and for how much?

196 Kent Road last sold for £95,000 on 8 Mar 2002, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 196 Kent Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 196 Kent Road. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 196 Kent Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 94 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 196 Kent Road?

196 Kent Road is in council tax band C, costing about £1,907 a year (Dudley).

How energy efficient is 196 Kent Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 69). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

How fast is broadband at 196 Kent Road?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at B62 8PW

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Kent Road.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.