73 Penn Road, Stevenage, SG1 1HT
About 73 Penn Road
73 Penn Road is an end-of-terrace house in Stevenage (SG1 1HT). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Held since December 2004 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 sits 101.9% above the 2004 sale of £155,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
73 Penn Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Reference
- 05/00405/FP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
73 Penn Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£155,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 December 2004Most recent
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 1HT: £320,000 (2023–2015).
Everything we know about 73 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
Versus other Penn Road homes
EPC Rating for 73 Penn Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,890
Street avg £2,600
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.3 km
Broom Barns Primary School. 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
55.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB