Postcode intelligence
DY4 · Tipton
Every domestic energy certificate lodged in DY4, as held on the national register. 14,279 properties.
69
Median SAP score
Band C
6,511
Below band C
45.6% of stock
414
Cannot reach C at all
2.9%
551
Expiring in 12 months
3,846 already lapsed
Median property in DY4 scores 69. The legal minimum for a private tenancy from October 2030 is 69.
What the stock looks like
- Dominant property type
- House
- Dominant built form
- Semi-Detached
- Dominant age band
- England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Median floor area
- 71 m²
- Privately or socially rented
- 0 (0%)
- Median potential score
- 81
Where DY4 loses its points
Mean element rating across every certificate in the district, on the register’s one-to-five scale. Lower is worse.
- walls3.2
- windows3.2
- roof3.6
On the ground
Tipton stock splits sharply between pre-1919 terraces off the main roads and 1950s estates. The terraces are the ones that struggle - solid walls and no realistic route to a C without external insulation.
Typical gains from common measures
Estimated from certificates lodged across B, DY, WS and WV in the last five years. Ranges are 90% confidence intervals — treat these as typical, not as a prediction for any one property.
| Measure | Typical gain | Indicative cost |
|---|---|---|
| High heat retention storage heaters and dual immersion cylinder | 14.3–14.7 pts | £1,200–£1,800 |
| High heat retention storage heaters | 8.0–8.3 pts | £1,200–£1,800 |
| Solar water heating | 5.8–5.9 pts | £4,000–£6,000 |
| 50 mm internal or external wall insulation | 5.7–5.8 pts | £4,000–£14,000 |
| Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp | 5.7–5.8 pts | £3,500–£5,500 |
50 months to the deadline
6,511 properties in DY4 are below band C. From 1 October 2030 none of them can be let until they reach it.
Book an assessmentCheck a specific addressSource: Energy Performance of Buildings Register, MHCLG. Figures cover lodged certificates only and exclude properties never assessed. An EPC is valid for ten years. How these figures are calculated.