What kind of home is 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX?

1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house, which has been extended.

What did 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX sell for?

1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX last sold for £351,200 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £173,000 in August 2006, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX?

Across 2 sales between August 2006 and April 2022, 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX rose from £173,000 to £351,200, a change of £178,200. That works out to roughly +4.6% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX?

1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (1,012 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 124% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SG2 0EX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX use?

The latest EPC at 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX?

1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX is in council tax band C.

Which area is 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX in?

1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX sits in Stevenage. It falls within the SG2 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX?

Police records around 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX 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 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX?

The closest primary school to 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX is Lodge Farm Primary School (233m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Nobel School (126m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX?

The closest bus stop to 1 Drakes Drive, SG2 0EX is Nobel School, 71m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Drakes Drive, Stevenage, SG2 0EX

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

94 m²

1012 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Drakes Drive

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

1 Drakes Drive is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stevenage (SG2 0EX). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 36% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £351,200. 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Drakes Drive, Stevenage, SG2 0EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Drakes Drive 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.

Current estimate

£380,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£351,200

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

26 April 2022Most recent
£351,200
+103.0%over 15 years
20 August 2006
£173,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 0EX: £150,000 (2024–1997).

Nearby sales in SG2 0EX

On the street

Versus other Drakes Drive homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Drakes Drive runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

58 (D)

Street avg 67 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

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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.

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Nobel School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

The Nobel School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SG2 0EX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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