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4 Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
108 m²
1159 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Forest Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Oct 2020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

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2016
    RenovationOutline
    In report

    Changing size of existing window.

    New Windows
    Reference
    16/00009/LUP
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2012
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Retrospective planning application for the erection of electric automated security gates and brick piers for security purposes

    Retrospective
    Reference
    12/00828/FUL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Forest Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£541,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£381,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 November 2015Most recent

    £381,000

    +4.4%over 8 years
  2. 19 January 2007

    £365,000

    +170.4%over 10 years
  3. 9 October 1996

    £135,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DY7 6DX: £675,000 (2023–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Forest Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Forest Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,539

Street avg £3,270

Above

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 143 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stourbridge district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DY7 6DX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DY7 6DX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DY7 6DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.