3 Ashley Close is a detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1586 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 sits 50.3% above the 2011 sale of £310,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 21.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in August 2011. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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3 Ashley Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2021
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 2 dwellings
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3 Ashley Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£310,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 3 Ashley Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,103
Street avg £2,764
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
26 August 2011Most recent
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3AF: £395,000 (2022–2006).

CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
DY8 3QU
Crown Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Gig Mill Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB