17 Rookery Close, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NL
About 17 Rookery Close
17 Rookery Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Walkern, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7NL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 902 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £722,000 is 26.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£634/sq ft) was about 102.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
17 Rookery Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Dec 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Rookery Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2014AmendmentIn report
Minor amendment to 3/13/0936/FP: Introduction of a single storey velux rooflight into new north facing elevation roof at high level. Omission of the feature window / glazing within the proposed half hip roof within the east facing elevation
- Agent
- Studio C Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/14/0116/MA
- Jul 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension
- Agent
- Studio C Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/13/0936/FP
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Sales history & valuation
17 Rookery Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£722,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 6 years.
£572,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2015Most recent
£572,000
+37.8%over 5 years28 July 2009
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7NL: £535,000 (2025–2010).
Nearby sales in SG2 7NL
12 Rookery Close, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NL
Sold Jan 2025
£750,00014 Rookery Close, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NL
Sold Aug 2024
£600,00011 Rookery Close, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NL
Sold Jan 2016
£535,00015 Rookery Close, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NL
Sold Oct 2012
£317,5005 Rookery Close, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NL
Sold Apr 2010
£495,000
Versus other Rookery Close homes
Price per m² for 17 Rookery Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,827
Street avg £3,563
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.1 km
Maltings — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Walkern Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







