17a, Hebing End, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7DD
About 17a
17a is a detached house in Benington, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7DD). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £911,000 sits 72.7% above the 2006 sale of £527,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 37.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
17a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
17a has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Home Extension Team
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/10/1196/FP
- May 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
2 storey front extension
- Reference
- 3/04/0716/FP
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Sales history & valuation
17a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£911,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 9 years.
£527,500
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
16 March 2006Most recent
£527,500
+120.7%over 8 years17 April 1997
£239,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7DD: £1,180,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SG2 7DD
25 Hebing End, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7DD
Sold Sept 2024
£626,00014 Hebing End, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7DD
Sold Feb 2023
£1,180,00023 Hebing End, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7DD
Sold Sept 2022
£700,0002 Gosmore Barn, Hebing End, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7DD
Sold Aug 2022
£1,230,00022 Hebing End, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7DD
Sold May 2022
£1,332,000
Versus other Hebing End homes
17a is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,806
Street avg £5,491
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
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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
0.2 km
The Lordship Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Benington Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







