29 Ashdown Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 5QY). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold October 2023 for £290,000.
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29 Ashdown Drive has no planning applications on record.
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29 Ashdown Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2011.
£316,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 12 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 12 years.
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29 Ashdown Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,377
Street avg £2,208
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
30 October 2023Most recent
£290,000
+176.2%over 12 years12 May 2011
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5QY: £295,000 (2025–2023).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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