21 Ashdown Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 5QY). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 23.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 52% above the 2014 sale of £179,000. At 108 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 36 EPCs). On the market in February 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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21 Ashdown Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2023
21 Ashdown Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
21 Ashdown Drive saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.8% per year over 3 years.
£179,000
Growth on file: 23.8% per year over 3 years.
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21 Ashdown Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,657
Street avg £2,229
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
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
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
21 February 2014Most recent
£179,000
+62.7%over 2 years9 June 2011
£110,000
+11.1%13 May 2011
£99,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5QY: £290,000 (2025–2023).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
DY8 5YP
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