8 Cornfields, Stevenage, SG2 7RB
About 8 Cornfields
8 Cornfields is a semi-detached house in Stevenage (SG2 7RB). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £449,000 sits 358.4% above the 1997 sale of £97,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 48.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Cornfields has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Agent
- Extend
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00439/FP
- Jan 2010ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Agent
- Extend
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00391/CLPD
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Cornfields
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Cornfields's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£97,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 October 1997Most recent
£97,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7RB: £455,000 (2025–2020).
Everything we know about 8 Cornfields, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cornfields homes
8 Cornfields outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,126
Street avg £3,715
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wheatlands — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Nobel School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB