16 Great Gables, Stevenage, SG1 6GL
About 16 Great Gables
16 Great Gables is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Stevenage (SG1 6GL). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 is 20% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £445,000 in August 2020.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Great Gables has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2017Garage ConversionFullIn report
Infill extension between existing garage and carport, works to garage to facilitate conversion into habitable space.
- Agent
- S.Gurd Property Solutions Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 17/01079/1HH
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two Storey Front Extension
- Agent
- Architech Ltd
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 08/01667/1HH
What's in 16 Great Gables, Stevenage, SG1 6GL's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 15 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2020Most recent
£445,000
+64.8%over 14 years13 December 2005
£269,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 6GL: £300,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SG1 6GL
Everything we know about 16 Great Gables, 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 Great Gables homes
16 Great Gables outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,799
Street avg £3,640
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 2.2 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
The Beacons — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Round Diamond Primary School. 18 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
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB