26 Eastgate, Stevenage, SG1 1EW
About 26 Eastgate
26 Eastgate is a one-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG1 1EW). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 600 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in May 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 sits 679.2% above the 1998 sale of £24,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 63.8% below the postcode norm. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
26 Eastgate's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Eastgate has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
26 Eastgate's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£24,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 May 1998Most recent
£24,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 1EW: £145,000 (2021–2017).
Everything we know about 26 Eastgate, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Eastgate homes
EPC Rating for 26 Eastgate lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£431
Street avg £1,141
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
20/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
ASDA — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
North Hertfordshire College. 30 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.1dB