49 Ashdown Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 5QY). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 112.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £295,000 — fresh data.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
49 Ashdown Drive has no planning applications on record.
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49 Ashdown Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 17 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 17 years.
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Years Held for 49 Ashdown Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,734
Street avg £2,168
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
27 March 2025Most recent
£295,000
+52.8%over 8 years28 October 2016
£193,000
+34.0%over 9 years11 October 2007
£144,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5QY: £290,000 (2024–2023).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 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