5 Essex Close, Stevenage, SG1 3FA
About 5 Essex Close
5 Essex Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG1 3FA). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 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. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Last sale on file: £720,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduction of 1no. Blue Atlantic Cedar (T1) protected by Tree Preservation Order 120
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00008/TPTPO
- Jul 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Removal of dead and broken branches, thinning and or reduction to a maximum of 3ft carried out to suitable growth points of 1No: (T1) Blue Atlantic Cedar protected by TPO 120
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00281/TPTPO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 6 years.
£720,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
9 June 2022Most recent
£720,000
+28.0%over 5 years7 July 2016
£562,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 3FA: £676,000 (2025–2016).
Everything we know about 5 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
Floor Area for 5 Essex Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,138
Street avg £4,156
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 166 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 3 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