18 Gorleston Close, Stevenage, SG1 2JS
About 18 Gorleston Close
18 Gorleston Close is a semi-detached house in Stevenage (SG1 2JS). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in December 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 sits 393.8% above the 1999 sale of £96,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 81.6% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Gorleston Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Gorleston Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£96,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 December 1999Most recent
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 2JS: £550,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SG1 2JS
Everything we know about 18 Gorleston Close, 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 Gorleston Close homes
Price per m² for 18 Gorleston Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£706
Street avg £4,039
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.2 km
Corton Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.9dB