39 Blackdown Close, Stevenage, SG1 6AY
About 39 Blackdown Close
39 Blackdown Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG1 6AY). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 is 12% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £450,000 in June 2021. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
39 Blackdown Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Savernake
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 16/01674/1HH
- Jul 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Savernake Consulting Ltd
- Reference
- 16/01552/1PUD
What's in 39 Blackdown Close, Stevenage, SG1 6AY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 39 Blackdown Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£504,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 21 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
1 June 2021Most recent
£450,000
+228.5%over 20 years14 September 2000
£137,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 6AY: £368,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in SG1 6AY
Everything we know about 39 Blackdown Close, in one report
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Versus other Blackdown Close homes
On floor area, 39 Blackdown Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,629
Street avg £3,505
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.3 km
Fairfield Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Round Diamond Primary School. 16 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
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB