10 Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX
About 10 Forest Drive
10 Forest Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY7 6DX). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2023 for £695,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
10 Forest Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2024AmendmentIn report
Description of air source heat pump details.
- Agent
- HEM Architects
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00393/AMEND
- Jun 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Change in external appearance of a two storey property, insertion of new window openings, conversion of single storey garage side extension to a carport, demolition of ground floor bay window to the front, and increase in height of flat roof to single storey front extension.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00393/FULHH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 10 Forest Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
10 Forest Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£735,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£695,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 August 2023Most recent
£695,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY7 6DX: £650,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in DY7 6DX
2 Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX
Sold Apr 2023
£795,00011 Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX
Sold Aug 2022
£650,0007 Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX
Sold May 2022
£675,0005b, Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX
Sold Aug 2021
£181,00012 Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX
Sold Feb 2018
£430,000
Everything we know about 10 Forest Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Forest Drive homes
10 Forest Drive is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,510
Street avg £3,273
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Meddins Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Foley Infant School Academy. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB