8 Cotswold Drive, Stevenage, SG1 6GT
About 8 Cotswold Drive
8 Cotswold Drive is an end-of-terrace house in Stevenage (SG1 6GT). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 856 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2009) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2008–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 94.9% above the 2009 sale of £174,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 24.6% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Cotswold Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2016Loft ConversionFullIn report
Insertion of second floor windows to rear and front elevation to facilitate the conversion of the loft to habitable accommodation; Insertion of ground floor window and facing brickwork following the removal of the existing garage door to facilitate the conversion of existing garage to kitchen (as amended by drawings P110-02A, P110-03A, P204A, P205A, P300A received 15/08/2016).
- Agent
- Mrs M Tsangada
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 16/01868/1HH
- Jul 2016Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Loft conversion and conversion of existing garage to kitchen
Garage Conversion- Reference
- 16/01804/1PUD
What's in 8 Cotswold Drive, Stevenage, SG1 6GT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Cotswold Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -6.5% per year over 1 year.
£174,995
Growth on file: -6.5% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
22 December 2009Most recent
£174,995
-7.9%over 1 year29 September 2008
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG1 6GT: £415,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SG1 6GT
Everything we know about 8 Cotswold 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 Cotswold Drive homes
8 Cotswold Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,201
Street avg £3,242
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
0.4 km
Round Diamond Primary School. 19 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
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB