18 Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX
About 18 Forest Drive
18 Forest Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY7 6DX). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £644,000 is 40% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 21.8% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
18 Forest Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Forest Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
TPO No. 7/1961: T1 + T2, Betula spp. (Birch) - Dismantle and remove. T3 - T5, Acer spp. (Sycamore) - Dismantle and remove. T6, Acer spp. (Sycamore) - Dismantle leaving 3 metre standing stem as habitat.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00316/TTREE
- Jun 2017PorchFullIn report
Replacement balcony structure with new porch and level parking area
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00349/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£644,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 18 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
16 July 2015Most recent
£460,000
-2.3%over 8 years11 June 2007
£471,000
+161.7%over 9 years21 November 1997
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY7 6DX: £675,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in DY7 6DX
10 Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX
Sold Aug 2023
£695,0002 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
£181,000
Everything we know about 18 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
On floor area, 18 Forest Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,289
Street avg £3,409
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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