57 Hopton Road, Stevenage, SG1 2LE
About 57 Hopton Road
57 Hopton Road is a mid-terrace house in Stevenage (SG1 2LE). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) 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 September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 62 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Sold February 2022 for £257,500. 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. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 is 19.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 45.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
57 Hopton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 17 years.
£257,500
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
11 February 2022Most recent
£257,500
+35.5%over 7 years7 April 2014
£189,995
+6.1%over 6 years27 September 2007
£179,000
+22.4%over 2 years28 July 2005
£146,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 2LE: £158,000 (2018–2015).
Everything we know about 57 Hopton Road, 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 Hopton Road homes
57 Hopton Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,655
Street avg £2,041
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
0.1 km
Skegness Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School. 18 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
57.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB