3 Bawdsey Close, Stevenage, SG1 2LA
About 3 Bawdsey Close
3 Bawdsey Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stevenage (SG1 2LA). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Last sale on file: £450,000 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 69.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey rear extension and first floor side extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00183/FPH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£462,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 22 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2022Most recent
£450,000
+15.1%over 1 year30 June 2021
£391,000
+69.3%over 14 years27 July 2006
£231,000
+58.2%over 5 years26 October 2000
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 2LA: £512,500 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in SG1 2LA
Everything we know about 3 Bawdsey 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 Bawdsey Close homes
Years Held for 3 Bawdsey Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,639
Street avg £3,930
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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.
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
57.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.5dB