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4 sales on record
About 18 Hopton Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Hopton Drive is a detached house in Kidderminster (DY10 1YP). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 139.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £402,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 89 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2022)
£402,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Hopton Drive homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 18 Hopton Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,517
Street avg £2,501
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Kidderminster district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DY10 1YP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 45 points of interest in total.
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