1 Corton Close, Stevenage, SG1 2LB

1 Corton Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG1 2LB). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 28.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 99.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £520,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.