53 Penn Road, Stevenage, SG1 1HT
About 53 Penn Road
53 Penn Road is a semi-detached house in Stevenage (SG1 1HT). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 57 m² this is the 17th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good.
At 57 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 39.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 18% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
53 Penn Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
53 Penn Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
53 Penn Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 19 years.
£139,500
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
6 April 2015Most recent
£139,500
+21.3%over 7 months27 August 2014
£115,000
+210.8%over 18 years18 April 1996
£37,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 1HT: £320,000 (2023–2015).
Everything we know about 53 Penn Road, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Penn Road homes
53 Penn Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 41 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Broom Barns Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB