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88 High Street, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7PG

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 88 High Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

88 High Street is a semi-detached house in Walkern, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7PG). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 is 14.7% below the 2023 sale of £640,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£607/sq ft) was about 140.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 98 m² it's 29% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 14 EPCs). Sold November 2023 for £640,000.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 88 High Street, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7PG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

88 High Street has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jun 2007
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Rear conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    3/07/1016/FP
    View planning record
Before you offer

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

88 High Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£546,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£640,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 November 2023Most recent

    £640,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7PG: £810,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

88 High Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,531

Street avg £3,668

Strongly above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 8.4 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 88 High Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stevenage district page.

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

0.5 km

Cherry Tree Rise — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Walkern Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG2 7PG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SG2 7PG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SG2 7PG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 88 High Street, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7PG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.