Little Croft, Benington Road, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7HX
About Little Croft
Little Croft is a five-bedroom detached house in Walkern, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7HX). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,153,000 is 34.9% above the 2015 sale price. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Little Croft'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2008FullIn report
Replacement oak framed timber building
- Agent
- Courtyard Designs
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/08/0771/FP
- Mar 2008FullIn report
Replacement timber store building with loft storage.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/08/0208/FP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Little Croft saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£1,153,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 9 years.
£855,000
Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2015Most recent
£855,000
+31.5%over 6 years22 June 2009
£650,000
-19.8%over 2 years11 December 2006
£810,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in SG2 7HX: £107,250 (2007–2007).
Nearby sales in SG2 7HX
Everything we know about Little Croft, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.1 km
Benington Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Walkern Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB