What type of property is 31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT?

31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT?

31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT last sold for £284,950 in July 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT have?

The current EPC rating for 31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in May 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT?

31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (1,184 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DY3 3XT. Source: EPC Register.

How is 31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT heated?

The latest EPC at 31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT have?

31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in March 2001 under ref. P01/0288. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT?

31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT is in council tax band D.

Where is 31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT located?

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

What is crime like near 31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT?

Police records around 31 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 31 Botany Drive, DY3 3XT?

The closest primary school to 31 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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31 Botany Drive, Dudley, DY3 3XT

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

110 m²

1184 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 31 Botany Drive

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

31 Botany Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Dudley (DY3 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 110 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 18 EPCs). On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 is 40.4% above the 2017 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Botany Drive, Dudley, DY3 3XT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 Botany Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Mar 2001
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF KITCHEN EXTENSION AT REAR AND FIRST FLOOR
Council
Development Control - North
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
P01/0288
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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.

31 Botany Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£400,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£284,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

26 July 2017Most recent
£284,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in DY3 3XT: £330,000 (2025–2020).

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.

Floor Area for 31 Botany Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,590

Street avg £2,588

On par

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Comparables

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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

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