42a, High Street, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6HF

42a is a mid-terrace house in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY7 6HF). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 110 m² this is the 6th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–117 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 9 units on file.

At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2011–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 sits 65.2% above the 2018 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 40.8% below the postcode norm. Sold July 2018 for £115,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.