89 Chepstow Close, Stevenage, SG1 5TT

89 Chepstow Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG1 5TT). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 71 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £510,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2006. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 78.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.