20 Abbotsford Drive, Dudley, DY1 2HD
About 20 Abbotsford Drive
20 Abbotsford Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Dudley (DY1 2HD). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1748 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 sits 88.2% above the 2011 sale of £228,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2002. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 162 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 18 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Last sold in November 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
20 Abbotsford Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2002Loft ConversionFullIn report
FRONT AND REAR DORMER WINDOWS.
- Council
- Development Control - North
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- P02/0650
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
20 Abbotsford Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£228,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2011Most recent
£228,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY1 2HD: £270,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in DY1 2HD
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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
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Abbotsford Drive homes
20 Abbotsford Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,404
Street avg £2,003
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.1 km
Flood Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.5 km
Pegasus Academy. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB