What kind of home is 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX?

5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX is an end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX?

5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX last sold for £181,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £64,500 in May 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX changed over time?

Across 3 sales between May 1996 and August 2021, 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX rose from £64,500 to £181,000, a change of £116,500. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX?

The current EPC rating for 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in January 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX?

5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (646 sq ft). That makes it about 59% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DY7 6DX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX use?

The latest EPC at 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX?

5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX in?

5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX sits in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge. It falls within the DY7 postcode district in Staffordshire.

How safe is the area around 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX?

Police records around 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 52% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX?

The closest primary school to 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX is Foley Infant School Academy (225m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kinver High School and Sixth Form (609m).

What is the nearest station to 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX?

The closest bus stop to 5b, Forest Drive, DY7 6DX is Meddins Lane, 434m away. In total there are 28 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5b, Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

60 m²

646 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5b

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

5b is an end-of-terrace house in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY7 6DX). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 is 27.1% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £181,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2024

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5b, Forest Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5b has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£230,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£181,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

31 August 2021Most recent
£181,000
+101.2%over 20 years
29 May 2001
£89,950
+39.5%over 5 years
16 May 1996
£64,500

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

Nearby sales in DY7 6DX

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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.

On floor area, 5b runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,017

Street avg £3,328

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Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Stourbridge report

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.

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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· 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

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70 dB

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80 dB

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