2 The Close, Ardeley, Stevenage, SG2 7AN
About 2 The Close
2 The Close is a mid-terrace house in Ardeley, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7AN). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 is 21.8% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £284,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
2 The Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 2 The Close was refused — worth checking the council file.
- May 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and incorporating existing rear outbuildings into main dwelling.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/21/3164/HH
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and incorporating existing rear outbuildings into main dwelling.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/21/1482/HH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 The Close
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£284,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 January 2021Most recent
£284,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7AN: £185,000 (2021–1997).
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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
1.7 km
Cromer Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







