4 Ashdene Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 5JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 sits 57.5% above the 2015 sale of £166,950. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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4 Ashdene Gardens 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2026
4 Ashdene Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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4 Ashdene Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 18 years.
£166,950
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 18 years.
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On epc rating, 4 Ashdene Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,385
Street avg £2,398
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
1.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
16 October 2015Most recent
£166,950
+23.7%over 10 years30 June 2005
£135,000
+14.9%over 2 years20 June 2003
£117,500
+102.8%over 5 years1 September 1997
£57,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5JQ: £200,000 (2024–2017).

CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
DY8 5YP
The Homestead — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Belle Vue Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB