Semi-Detached

28 ASHLEY CLOSE

KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SX

£210,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Cot Lane / Mount Pleasant	0.2 miles
Shop	Spar	0.4 miles
Train station	Stourbridge Town	2.7 miles
Hospital	Bilston Street Surgery	4.4 miles
University	University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Campus	7.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

72 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£210,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£2,917/m²

Local average

£262,673 (49 sales)

Street crime

75 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 24/07/2025

Expiry date: 23/07/2035

Current heating cost: £840/year

Potential heating cost: £664/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £19,350

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,500)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	06/02/2026	£210,000	Semi-detached	—	£210,789 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£210,000
listed	28/07/2025	£220,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
12 KINGSDENE AVENUE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9TB	£265,000	23/01/2026	Semi-detached
31 ASHLEY CLOSE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SX	£215,000	10/12/2025	Semi-detached
9 HILLWOOD CLOSE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9TD	£255,000	17/11/2025	Semi-detached
13 KINGSLEY ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RY	£350,000	14/11/2025	Semi-detached
70 KINGSLEY ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RT	£300,000	13/02/2025	Semi-detached
95 MOUNT PLEASANT, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9ST	£265,000	04/02/2025	Semi-detached
128 MOUNT PLEASANT, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SH	£180,000	13/10/2023	Semi-detached
7 HILLDENE ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SR	£300,000	28/09/2023	Semi-detached
99 COT LANE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9TH	£490,000	08/08/2023	Semi-detached
2 KINGSDENE AVENUE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9TB	£264,000	31/07/2023	Semi-detached
64 MOUNT PLEASANT, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SE	£218,000	13/01/2023	Semi-detached
7 KINGSLEY ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RY	£325,000	20/12/2022	Semi-detached
12 HILLDENE ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SR	£236,000	28/10/2022	Semi-detached
12 ASHLEY CLOSE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SX	£260,000	06/10/2022	Semi-detached
1 MOUNT PLEASANT, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9TG	£275,000	13/09/2022	Semi-detached
151 KINGSLEY ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RS	£335,000	09/09/2022	Semi-detached
54 RIDGE ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RG	£415,000	07/09/2022	Semi-detached
67 RIDGE ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RE	£320,000	25/03/2022	Semi-detached
22 MOUNT PLEASANT, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SE	£283,000	21/03/2022	Semi-detached
24 KINGSLEY ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RX	£265,000	16/02/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £290,800 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 6.8%

10y growth 62.1%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Dudley. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 5.1%

5y (index) 26.2%

10y (index) 69.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Dudley. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £764/mo

Realistic £849/mo

Optimistic £934/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Dudley.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Mid Staffs: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed End Terrace, New Street, DY6	£900/mo	2	0.32 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, High St, DY8	£795/mo	2	0.74 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Bungalow, Sandhurst Grove, DY8	£1,245/mo	2	0.89 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Surrey Drive, DY6	£1,000/mo	2	0.95 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Southern Close, DY6	£1,150/mo	2	1.01 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, High Street, DY6	£885/mo	2	1.08 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £996/mo (6 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.45%

Max investor price (0.8%) £118,750

Target investor price (1%) £95,000

Gross yield 5.4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 18.4×

Monthly cashflow £3/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 0.1%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 2

Risk: In flood risk area

Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	34
Shoplifting	15
Criminal damage and arson	5
Vehicle crime	5
Burglary	4
Drugs	2
Other crime	2
Other theft	2
Public order	2
Anti-social behaviour	1
Bicycle theft	1
Possession of weapons	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	75

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Glynne Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 20 Sep 2023
Summerhill School	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 7 May 2019
Belle Vue Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 10 Nov 2022
Fairhaven Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Requires improvement — 22 Nov 2021
Dawley Brook Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 21 Apr 2024

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 28 ASHLEY CLOSE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SX

## Property details

- Slug: `bda2084` (address key hash: `bda20847728459b676684897c57b695ba374c547`)
- Postcode: DY6 9SX
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 72 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £210,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,917/m²
- Local average: £262,673 (49 sales)
- Street crime: 75 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £210,000
- Date: 2026-02-06
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 23/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £840/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £19,350

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- I (£2,200 - £3,500)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0405-2075-5002-0023-9806)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-06 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | — | £210,789 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-8611-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 28 ASHLEY CLOSE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SX | £210,000 | 06/02/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [165041636](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f52d991)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £210,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-28 | £220,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 KINGSDENE AVENUE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9TB | £265,000 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 31 ASHLEY CLOSE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SX | £215,000 | 10/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 9 HILLWOOD CLOSE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9TD | £255,000 | 17/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 13 KINGSLEY ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RY | £350,000 | 14/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 70 KINGSLEY ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RT | £300,000 | 13/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 95 MOUNT PLEASANT, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9ST | £265,000 | 04/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 128 MOUNT PLEASANT, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SH | £180,000 | 13/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 7 HILLDENE ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SR | £300,000 | 28/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 99 COT LANE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9TH | £490,000 | 08/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 KINGSDENE AVENUE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9TB | £264,000 | 31/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 64 MOUNT PLEASANT, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SE | £218,000 | 13/01/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 7 KINGSLEY ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RY | £325,000 | 20/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 HILLDENE ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SR | £236,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 ASHLEY CLOSE, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SX | £260,000 | 06/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 MOUNT PLEASANT, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9TG | £275,000 | 13/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 151 KINGSLEY ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RS | £335,000 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 54 RIDGE ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RG | £415,000 | 07/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 67 RIDGE ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RE | £320,000 | 25/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 22 MOUNT PLEASANT, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9SE | £283,000 | 21/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 24 KINGSLEY ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY6 9RX | £265,000 | 16/02/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £290,800 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 6.8%
- **10y growth:** 62.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Dudley; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 26.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 69.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Dudley). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £764/mo
- **Realistic:** £849/mo
- **Optimistic:** £934/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Mid Staffs (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed End Terrace, New Street, DY6 | £900/mo | 2 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, High St, DY8 | £795/mo | 2 | 0.74 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Bungalow, Sandhurst Grove, DY8 | £1,245/mo | 2 | 0.89 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Surrey Drive, DY6 | £1,000/mo | 2 | 0.95 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Southern Close, DY6 | £1,150/mo | 2 | 1.01 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, High Street, DY6 | £885/mo | 2 | 1.08 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £996/mo (6 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.45% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £118,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £95,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £950/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £3/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 2
- **Risk:** In flood risk area
- **Source:** Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **75** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Glynne Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 20 Sep 2023 |
| Summerhill School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 7 May 2019 |
| Belle Vue Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 10 Nov 2022 |
| Fairhaven Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Requires improvement — 22 Nov 2021 |
| Dawley Brook Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 21 Apr 2024 |