12 Penn Road, Stevenage, SG1 1HX
About 12 Penn Road
12 Penn Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stevenage (SG1 1HX). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 120% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 4 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £293,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 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
Price for 12 Penn Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
£293,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 2021Most recent
£293,000
+463.5%over 25 years26 January 1996
£52,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in SG1 1HX: £149,725 (2019–1999).
Everything we know about 12 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
Price per m² for 12 Penn Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,014
Street avg £2,052
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 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
Penn Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Broom Barns Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB