5 Cherwell Drive, Stevenage, SG1 6BD
About 5 Cherwell Drive
5 Cherwell Drive is a detached house in Stevenage (SG1 6BD). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Know exactly what you're buying at 5 Cherwell Drive
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Cherwell Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Cherwell Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Cherwell Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£324,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Everything we know about 5 Cherwell Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Cherwell Drive homes
On epc rating, 5 Cherwell Drive runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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 Beacons — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Round Diamond Primary School. 20 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
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB