1 Gosmore Barn, Hebing End, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7DD

1 Gosmore Barn is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7DD). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (177 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,396,000 is 38.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,185/sq ft) was about 213.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Sold November 2020 for £1,008,000.