74 Fairview Road, Stevenage, SG1 2NR
About 74 Fairview Road
74 Fairview Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stevenage (SG1 2NR). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £575,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 90.2% 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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
74 Fairview Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 74 Fairview Road.
- Oct 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part two storey, part single storey rear extension with alterations to rear and side elevation fenestrations
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00661/FPH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
74 Fairview Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£576,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 22 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
27 February 2025Most recent
£575,000
+59.7%over 17 years11 October 2007
£359,950
+53.2%over 4 years17 October 2002
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 2NR: £340,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SG1 2NR
Everything we know about 74 Fairview 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 Fairview Road homes
On years held, 74 Fairview Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,423
Street avg £3,428
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
Fleetwood Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Woolenwick Junior School. 21 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.2dB