# 102 ST HELENS AVENUE, TIPTON, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY4 7LR

## Property details

- Slug: `bb60b35` (address key hash: `bb60b350c2be7b9fa8ce8d18c08633dd60dab078`)
- Postcode: DY4 7LR
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Last sold: £173,500 Mar 2026
- Local average: £209,702 (31 sales)
- Street crime: 259 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £173,500
- Date: 2026-03-31
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-31 | £173,500 | Terraced | — | £175,855 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-8d8d-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 102 ST HELENS AVENUE, TIPTON, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY4 7LR | £173,500 | 31/03/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [173988080](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ba67314)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-04-01 | £1,050 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £173,500 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £39,950 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 CLARKES GROVE, TIPTON, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY4 7NE | £240,000 | 10/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 3 DOUGHTY CLOSE, TIPTON, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY4 7AJ | £255,000 | 03/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 1A RAILWAY STREET, GREAT BRIDGE, TIPTON, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY4 7AD | £230,000 | 13/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 BROAD CROFT, TIPTON, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY4 7DL | £154,000 | 20/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 39 GOUGH DRIVE, TIPTON, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY4 7AL | £250,000 | 20/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 15 STAR CLOSE, TIPTON, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY4 7LP | £190,000 | 29/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 69 ST HELENS AVENUE, TIPTON, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY4 7LN | £150,000 | 11/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 45 DAISY MEADOW, TIPTON, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY4 7BG | £150,000 | 14/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 88 GOUGH DRIVE, TIPTON, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY4 7AL | £212,000 | 30/11/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £203,444 (9 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -8.9%
- **10y growth:** 73.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Sandwell; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 33.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 83%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Sandwell). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £846/mo
- **Realistic:** £940/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,034/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Black Country (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Doughty Close, DY4 | £820/mo | 2 | 0.1 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Doughty Close, DY4 | £995/mo | 2 | 0.1 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Scott St, DY4 | £950/mo | 2 | 0.12 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £922/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.55% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £118,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £95,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £950/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 15.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £147/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 3.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 2
- **Risk:** In flood risk area
- **Source:** Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 111 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Other theft | 17 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **259** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Great Bridge Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 27 Feb 2014 |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 20 Nov 2022 |
| Albright Education Centre | Other | 0.4 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Q3 Academy Tipton | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Requires improvement — 26 Jan 2023 |
| Dudley Port School | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 12 Sep 2021 |