8 Fresson Road, Stevenage, SG1 3QU
About 8 Fresson Road
8 Fresson Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG1 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 sits 53.4% above the 2007 sale of £364,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 15.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2024. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2024Garage ConversionOutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for conversion of garage to habitable room.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00132/CLPD
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£364,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 May 2007Most recent
£364,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 3QU: £492,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SG1 3QU
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Fresson Road homes
8 Fresson Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,664
Street avg £3,762
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.2 km
Walkern Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Barclay Academy. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB