71a, Town Lane, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BT

71a is a semi-detached house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7BT). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £603,000 sits 225.9% above the 1999 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 43.8% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.