Market Place Chambers, Flat 1, 1 Market Place, Stevenage, SG1 1DD

Market Place Chambers is a mid-terrace house in Stevenage (SG1 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 53 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Market Place Chambers (25–53 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 11 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 53 m² the property is well over the postcode median (37 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 37.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 24.1% below the postcode norm.