26 Abbotsford Drive, Dudley, DY1 2HD

26 Abbotsford Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Dudley (DY1 2HD). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in September 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 49.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £525,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.