2 Bawdsey Close, Stevenage, SG1 2LA
About 2 Bawdsey Close
2 Bawdsey Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stevenage (SG1 2LA). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 139 m² it's 28.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 38.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £515,000 in November 2022. 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
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Bawdsey Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Proposed extension to existing front porch and associated alterations to porch roof.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00064/FPH
- Mar 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00051/FP
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 15 years.
£515,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2022Most recent
£515,000
+32.9%over 7 years25 March 2015
£387,500
+37.2%over 7 years10 July 2007
£282,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 2LA: £450,000 (2022–2020).
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Bawdsey Close homes
Floor Area for 2 Bawdsey Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,705
Street avg £4,063
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
Corton Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.5dB