What kind of home is 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN?

5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN?

5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN last sold for £420,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £240,000 in July 2012, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN changed over time?

Across 2 sales between July 2012 and March 2021, 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN rose from £240,000 to £420,000, a change of £180,000. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN?

The current EPC rating for 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in May 2015. It has dropped from a B recorded in March 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN?

5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (1,173 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 43% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SG2 0BN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN use?

The latest EPC at 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN?

5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN is in council tax band D.

Which area is 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN in?

5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN sits in Stevenage. It falls within the SG2 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN?

Police records around 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN?

The closest primary school to 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN is Bedwell Primary School (478m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Marriotts School (162m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN?

The closest bus stop to 5 Priestley Road, SG2 0BN is Shephall Way, 550m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Priestley Road, Stevenage, SG2 0BN

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

109 m²

1173 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Priestley Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Priestley Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Stevenage (SG2 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Sold March 2021 for £420,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Priestley Road'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 May 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

May 2015

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Priestley Road, Stevenage, SG2 0BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Priestley Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£430,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£420,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

17 March 2021Most recent
£420,000
+75.0%over 8 years
26 July 2012
£240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 0BN: £361,000 (2022–2007).

Nearby sales in SG2 0BN

On the street

Versus other Priestley Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Priestley Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,853

Street avg £4,284

Above

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stevenage district page.

Full Stevenage report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Shephall Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Marriotts School. 32 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG2 0BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SG2 0BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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