79 Penn Road, Stevenage, SG1 1HT
About 79 Penn Road
79 Penn Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stevenage (SG1 1HT). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
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). Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 94% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £325,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
79 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
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 79 Penn Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 17 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
20 November 2023Most recent
£325,000
+91.2%over 16 years23 February 2007
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 1HT: £205,000 (2021–2015).
Everything we know about 79 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
79 Penn Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,963
Street avg £1,908
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB