56 Dryden Crescent, Stevenage, SG2 0JG
About 56 Dryden Crescent
56 Dryden Crescent is a five-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG2 0JG). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 72). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in July 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 sits 584.8% above the 1997 sale of £95,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 74.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 151 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Planning history
56 Dryden Crescent has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Part first floor, part single storey side extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00350/FP
What's in 56 Dryden Crescent, Stevenage, SG2 0JG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
56 Dryden Crescent's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£654,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£95,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 July 1997Most recent
£95,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 0JG: £430,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in SG2 0JG
Versus other Dryden Crescent homes
Price per m² for 56 Dryden Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£632
Street avg £3,259
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Sweyns Mead — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Nobel School. 27 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
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







