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Get started2 Forge Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blakedown, Kidderminster, Kidderminster (DY10 3JF). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 12.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £257,000. 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.
2 Forge Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 23 years.
£257,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 23 years.
On habitable rooms, 2 Forge Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,734
Street avg £2,869
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Old House at Home — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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10 August 2022Most recent
£257,000
+49.4%over 11 years1 October 2010
£172,000
14 May 2004
£172,000
+117.7%over 4 years24 May 1999
£79,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY10 3JF: £457,000 (2023–2017).
Springbrook House Forge Lane Blakedown Kidderminster
Sold Sept 2023
6 Forge Lane Blakedown Kidderminster
Sold Sept 2022
12 Forge Lane Blakedown Kidderminster
Sold Aug 2022
20 Forge Lane Blakedown Kidderminster
Sold Sept 2017
4 Forge Lane Blakedown Kidderminster
Sold May 2017
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
DY10 3PX
Closest school
0.3 km
Blakedown CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB
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