2 Fairfield Drive, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6EW

2 Fairfield Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY7 6EW). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £521,000 sits 189.4% above the 2002 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 44.5% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.