16 Ashdown Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 5QY). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 is 33% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 75.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold March 2020 for £169,950.
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16 Ashdown Drive has no planning applications on record.
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£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 4 years.
£169,950
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 4 years.
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On floor area, 16 Ashdown Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,090
Street avg £2,187
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
2.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
31 March 2020Most recent
£169,950
+42.8%over 3 years26 May 2016
£119,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5QY: £290,000 (2025–2023).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
DY8 5TE
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Fairhaven Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB