1 School Lane, Ardeley, Stevenage, SG2 7AW
About 1 School Lane
1 School Lane is a semi-detached house in Ardeley, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7AW). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 41 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
1 School Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 School Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other School Lane homes
On habitable rooms, 1 School Lane runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 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







