38 Penn Road, Stevenage, SG1 1JA
About 38 Penn Road
38 Penn Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stevenage (SG1 1JA). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2017. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 is 17.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 55.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £287,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
38 Penn Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.3% per year over 3 years.
£287,000
Growth on file: 0.3% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
24 February 2021Most recent
£287,000
+0.7%over 2 years25 July 2018
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 1JA: £320,000 (2024–2021).
Everything we know about 38 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
Habitable Rooms for 38 Penn Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,458
Street avg £3,155
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.1 km
Friends Meeting House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
56.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB