2 Morley Cottages, Chells Lane, Stevenage, SG2 7AA
About 2 Morley Cottages
2 Morley Cottages is a four-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG2 7AA). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 144 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 56.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £630,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to tree protected by TPO 69: T1 Walnut reduce crown by 30%
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00321/TPTPO
- Aug 2025OutbuildingFullIn report
Retention of outbuilding
Retrospective- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00224/FPH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Morley Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£659,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 7 years.
£630,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2023Most recent
£630,000
+52.9%over 6 years7 September 2016
£412,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7AA: £465,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SG2 7AA
Everything we know about 2 Morley Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chells Lane homes
EPC Rating for 2 Morley Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,375
Street avg £4,374
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Harvest Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Nobel School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB