8 Apollo Way, Stevenage, SG2 7QU

8 Apollo Way is a one-bedroom end-of-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. 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 C (January 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 sits 76.2% above the 2014 sale of £101,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.