23 Ashdown Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 5QY). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in May 2011. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 sits 153.6% above the 2011 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 32.2% below the postcode norm.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
23 Ashdown Drive has no planning applications on record.
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23 Ashdown Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 23 Ashdown Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,209
Street avg £2,242
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 89 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
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
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
12 May 2011Most recent
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5QY: £290,000 (2025–2023).

CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
DY8 5EG
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