1 Colestrete Close, Stevenage, SG1 1RF
About 1 Colestrete Close
1 Colestrete Close is a semi-detached house in Stevenage (SG1 1RF). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in June 2005. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 89.4% above the 2005 sale of £180,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. 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
1 Colestrete Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Two storey side extension and single storey front extension.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00840/FPH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Colestrete Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.7% per year over 7 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 13.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
9 June 2005Most recent
£180,000
+17.6%over 10 months18 August 2004
£153,000
+112.5%over 6 years16 April 1998
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 1RF: £150,000 (2022–2007).
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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 Colestrete Close homes
Years Held for 1 Colestrete Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,978
Street avg £2,625
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
20/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Colestrete Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery. 32 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB