29 Hopton Drive, Kidderminster, DY10 1YP

29 Hopton Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Kidderminster (DY10 1YP). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £456,000 sits 51.5% above the 2016 sale of £300,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 24.7% below the postcode norm. At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in June 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2020. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.