40 Franklins Road, Stevenage, SG1 3BW
About 40 Franklins Road
40 Franklins Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG1 3BW). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £506,000 is 40.6% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. At 79 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 Franklins Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00105/FPH
- Apr 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00076/FP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 40 Franklins Road
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
40 Franklins Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 September 2013Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 3BW: £529,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in SG1 3BW
Everything we know about 40 Franklins 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 Franklins Road homes
On floor area, 40 Franklins Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,557
Street avg £4,192
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
Franklin's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Thomas Alleyne Academy. 26 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
55.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.7dB