7 Douglas Drive, Stevenage, SG1 5PE
About 7 Douglas Drive
7 Douglas Drive is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stevenage (SG1 5PE). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold December 2021 for £342,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 91 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 97.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Douglas Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 7 Douglas Drive
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
Latest sale on 7 Douglas Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 22 years.
£342,500
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£342,500
+80.3%over 7 years1 June 2014
£190,000
+34.3%over 10 years6 February 2004
£141,500
+76.9%over 3 years30 May 2000
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 5PE: £160,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in SG1 5PE
Everything we know about 7 Douglas Drive, 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 Douglas Drive homes
On price per m², 7 Douglas Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,764
Street avg £2,196
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Douglas Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery. 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
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB