What type of property is 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA?

42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA last change hands?

42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA last sold for £160,000 in September 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £84,000 in October 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between October 2006 and September 2025, 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA rose from £84,000 to £160,000, a change of £76,000. That works out to roughly +3.5% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA?

The current EPC rating for 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in April 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA?

42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA heated?

The latest EPC at 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA?

42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA located?

42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA sits in Doncaster. It falls within the DN5 postcode district.

What is crime like near 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA?

Police records around 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA show an average of 400 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 33% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA?

The closest primary school to 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA is Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy (383m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Don Valley Academy (589m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA?

The closest bus stop to 42 Ashdown Place, DN5 9LA is Petersgate/Amersall Road, 138m away. The nearest rail option is Bentley (S Yorks) Rail Station, 791m away.

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42 Ashdown Place, Doncaster, DN5 9LA

Extendable3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 42 Ashdown Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

42 Ashdown Place is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Doncaster (DN5 9LA). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

A recent sale: £160,000 in September 2025. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 180% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

42 Ashdown Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Apr 2026

Current Certificate

Apr 2016

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 4 April 2026

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Ashdown Place, Doncaster, DN5 9LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Ashdown Place has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 42 Ashdown Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£154,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£160,000

Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

11 September 2025Most recent
£160,000
+60.0%over 8 years
17 August 2017
£100,000
+19.0%over 10 years
11 October 2006
£84,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DN5 9LA: £90,000 (2021–2017).

Nearby sales in DN5 9LA

On the street

Versus other Ashdown Place homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Ashdown Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,905

Street avg £941

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Doncaster report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

400/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Petersgate/Amersall Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Scawthorpe Castle Hills Primary Academy. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DN5 9LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DN5 9LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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