5 Castle Street, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6EL

5 Castle Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY7 6EL). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since August 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 sits 58.1% above the 2008 sale of £167,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 16 EPCs).