12 New Wood Lane, Blakedown, Kidderminster, DY10 3LD

12 New Wood Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Blakedown, Kidderminster, Kidderminster (DY10 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Held since January 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £664,000 sits 141.5% above the 1998 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 23.8% below the postcode norm. At 147 m² it sits well below the postcode median (344 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.