16 Apollo Way, Stevenage, SG2 7QU
About 16 Apollo Way
16 Apollo Way is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stevenage (SG2 7QU). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–101 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2014); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 sits 151.5% above the 2014 sale of £66,000. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2017. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2017RenovationFullIn report
Replacement windows
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00049/FP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£166,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 18 years.
£66,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
9 October 2014Most recent
£66,000
14 September 2005
£66,000
+266.7%over 8 years22 November 1996
£18,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7QU: £115,000 (2025–2008).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Apollo Way homes
On floor area, 16 Apollo Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,692
Street avg £2,054
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Emperors Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Martins Wood Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB