1a, Froghall Lane, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7PH

1a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Walkern, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7PH). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in June 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 597.1% above the 1997 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 70% below the postcode norm. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.