1 Essex Close, Stevenage, SG1 3FA
About 1 Essex Close
1 Essex Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG1 3FA). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2016) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
A recent sale: £635,000 in October 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Essex Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00878/FPH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Essex Close
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
£681,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 9 years.
£635,000
Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
7 October 2025Most recent
£635,000
+6.7%over 9 years25 April 2016
£595,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 3FA: £715,000 (2025–2016).
Everything we know about 1 Essex 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 Essex Close homes
1 Essex Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,608
Street avg £4,289
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 165 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Years Held
1 years
Street avg 4 years
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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
0.2 km
Essex Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School. 22 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
56.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.2dB