Riverton House, Church End, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7PB
About Riverton House
Riverton House is a six-bedroom detached house in Walkern, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7PB). It has a recorded floor area of 261 m² (around 2809 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 261 m² the property is well over the postcode median (165 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,757,000 is 16.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£537/sq ft) was about 37.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £1,510,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Riverton House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Riverton House has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2014ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Oak framed orangery rear extension .
- Agent
- Prime Oak Buildings Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/14/0777/FP
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Riverton House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,757,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 7 years.
£1,510,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
27 February 2020Most recent
£1,510,000
+72.6%over 6 years9 July 2013
£875,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7PB: £790,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in SG2 7PB
43 Church End, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7PB
Sold Jun 2023
£1,100,0001 Bridgefoot Farm Barns, Church End, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7PB
Sold Sept 2022
£790,00037a, Church End, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7PB
Sold Sept 2020
£525,0008 Church End, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7PB
Sold May 2017
£40,0003 Bridgefoot Farm Barns, Church End, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7PB
Sold Apr 2017
£880,000
Versus other Church End homes
On floor area, Riverton House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,785
Street avg £5,581
Floor Area
261 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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1 Bridgefoot Farm Barns, Church End, Walkern
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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
0.8 km
Cherry Tree Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Walkern Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







