23 Wrights Orchard, Brook Field, Aston, Stevenage, SG2 7HR

23 Wrights Orchard is a four-bedroom detached house in Aston, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7HR). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 sits 64% above the 2014 sale of £309,700. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 28.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.