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79 Town Lane, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BT

5 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 79 Town Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

79 Town Lane is a three-bedroom 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 (July 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sale on file: £675,000 in November 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£565/sq ft) was about 105.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 79 Town Lane

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

79 Town Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 79 Town Lane, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

79 Town Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Dec 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension with 2no rooflights.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    3/17/2567/HH
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2008
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Installation of solar panels - Retrospective.

    Retrospective
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    3/08/0239/FP
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 79 Town Lane

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£740,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£675,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 November 2020Most recent

    £675,000

    +55.2%over 6 years

  2. 31 January 2014

    £435,000

    +2.4%over 7 years

  3. 6 September 2006

    £424,995

    +36.2%over 5 years

  4. 3 June 2001

    £312,000

    +82.5%over 4 years

  5. 11 September 1996

    £171,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7BT: £465,000 (2022–2020).

On the street

Versus other Town Lane homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

79 Town Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,081

Street avg £3,576

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 120 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 79 Town Lane

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Cornfields

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1 Boxfield Green

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stevenage district page.
Full Stevenage report

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

0.2 km

Three Stiles — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Benington Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG2 7BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SG2 7BT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SG2 7BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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