17 Jessop Road, Stevenage, SG1 5LG
About 17 Jessop Road
17 Jessop Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stevenage (SG1 5LG). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since May 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 sits 86.2% above the 2008 sale of £152,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
17 Jessop Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Jessop Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 17 Jessop 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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Jessop Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 10 years.
£152,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
8 May 2008Most recent
£152,000
+38.2%over 5 years29 August 2002
£110,000
+28.7%over 11 months4 October 2001
£85,500
+55.5%over 3 years29 June 1998
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 5LG: £250,000 (2025–2014).
Everything we know about 17 Jessop 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
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Jessop Road homes
On epc rating, 17 Jessop Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,369
Street avg £1,802
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
The Oval Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Giles Junior School. 28 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
54.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB