2 Gosmore Barn, Hebing End, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7DD
About 2 Gosmore Barn
2 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) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. 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. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £1,230,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,446/sq ft) was about 306.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2009RenovationHeritageIn report
Internal alterations to include creating new opening between kitchen & breakfast area, blocking up of internal door & provision of new doors to replace window. Replacement of velux roof lights with conservation roof lights
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/09/0533/LB
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Sales history & valuation
2 Gosmore Barn has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£1,246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 21 years.
£1,230,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
4 August 2022Most recent
£1,230,000
+24.9%over 6 years27 November 2015
£985,000
+31.3%over 9 years18 July 2006
£750,000
+51.5%over 5 years5 April 2001
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7DD: £700,000 (2024–2021).
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
£700,00022 Hebing End, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7DD
Sold May 2022
£1,332,00021 Hebing End, Benington, Stevenage, SG2 7DD
Sold Mar 2021
£620,000
Versus other Hebing End homes
2 Gosmore Barn outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£15,570
Street avg £4,693
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 186 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 11 years
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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







