143 High Street, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NP
About 143 High Street
143 High Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Walkern, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7NP). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in February 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 is 18.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in December 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2006PorchFullIn report
Construction of single storey porch to main house with associated hard landscape revisions
Extension- Reference
- 3/06/0538/FP
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Sales history & valuation
143 High Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£591,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 21 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2018Most recent
£500,000
+37.0%over 15 years7 November 2003
£365,000
+534.8%over 6 years19 June 1997
£57,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7NP: £625,500 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in SG2 7NP
137 High Street, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NP
Sold Jun 2023
£680,000129 High Street, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NP
Sold Sept 2022
£625,500145 High Street, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NP
Sold Feb 2021
£1,092,000127 High Street, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NP
Sold May 2013
£363,0001 Walkern Mill, High Street, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7NP
Sold Nov 2010
£125,000
Versus other High Street homes
143 High Street outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,348
Street avg £3,683
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 204 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
Maltings — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Walkern Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







