What type of property is 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT?

28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT is a 3-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

When did 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT last change hands?

28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT last sold for £245,000 in July 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT have?

The current EPC rating for 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in May 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT?

28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (1,098 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DY3 3XT. Source: EPC Register.

How is 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT heated?

The latest EPC at 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT?

28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT is in council tax band E.

Where is 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT located?

28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT sits in Dudley. It falls within the DY3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT?

Police records around 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 30% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT?

The closest primary school to 28 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT is St Chad's Catholic Primary School (813m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ellowes Hall Sports College (566m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

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28 Botany Drive, Dudley, DY3 3XT

Notable views

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

102 m²

1098 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 28 Botany Drive

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

28 Botany Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Dudley (DY3 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 is 49.8% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £245,000 in July 2020.

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
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

GarageYes
Notable viewsYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

28 Botany Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Botany Drive, Dudley, DY3 3XT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Botany Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£367,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£245,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

30 July 2020Most recent
£245,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DY3 3XT: £330,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in DY3 3XT

On the street

Versus other Botany Drive homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 28 Botany Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,402

Street avg £2,603

Below

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 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

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Dudley district page.

Full Dudley report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.6 km

Ellowes Hall Sports College. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DY3 3XT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DY3 3XT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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