5 Botany Drive, Dudley, DY3 3XT
About 5 Botany Drive
5 Botany Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Dudley (DY3 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in November 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 sits 274.7% above the 1996 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 55.5% below the postcode norm. At 77 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 18 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
5 Botany Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Botany Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£83,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 November 1996Most recent
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY3 3XT: £330,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Botany Drive homes
On floor area, 5 Botany Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,078
Street avg £2,705
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB