23 Vardon Road, Stevenage, SG1 5PT
About 23 Vardon Road
23 Vardon Road is an end-of-terrace house in Stevenage (SG1 5PT). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the 11th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 33 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 28.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £140,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2022RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing external cladding; replacement of existing roof finish, replacement of common access handrail and balustrade
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00528/FP
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
23 Vardon Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£149,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 16 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2022Most recent
£140,000
+21.7%over 15 years11 April 2007
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 5PT: £155,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 23 Vardon 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 Vardon Road homes
23 Vardon Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,256
Street avg £2,665
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 42 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.0 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
0.1 km
The Oval Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Martins Wood Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB