4 Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX
About 4 Forest Drive
4 Forest Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY7 6DX). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1159 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 108 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 is 42% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 40.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
4 Forest Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Oct 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2016RenovationOutlineIn report
Changing size of existing window.
New Windows- Reference
- 16/00009/LUP
- Nov 2012RenovationFullIn report
Retrospective planning application for the erection of electric automated security gates and brick piers for security purposes
Retrospective- Reference
- 12/00828/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 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
4 Forest Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£541,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 19 years.
£381,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
19 November 2015Most recent
£381,000
+4.4%over 8 years19 January 2007
£365,000
+170.4%over 10 years9 October 1996
£135,000
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 4 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
4 Forest Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,539
Street avg £3,270
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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