28 Boswell Gardens, Stevenage, SG1 4SB
About 28 Boswell Gardens
28 Boswell Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG1 4SB). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 153 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £722,000 is 11.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 Boswell Gardens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
23applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 28 Boswell Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£722,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2021Most recent
£650,000
+319.5%over 23 years27 March 1997
£154,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 4SB: £625,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SG1 4SB
Everything we know about 28 Boswell Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Boswell Gardens homes
28 Boswell Gardens outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,248
Street avg £4,006
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.4 km
Lister Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Almond Hill Junior School. 26 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
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB