5 Finches End, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7RG
About 5 Finches End
5 Finches End is a five-bedroom detached house in Walkern, Stevenage, Stevenage (SG2 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 72).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 195 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 7 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £882,000 is 16.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 83% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2020 at £755,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2010Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed single storey front and rear extensions and proposed garage conversion
- Agent
- Hertford Planning Service
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/10/1561/FP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Finches End has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£882,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 21 years.
£755,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2020Most recent
£755,000
+80.6%over 15 years25 August 2004
£418,000
+109.0%over 5 years19 February 1999
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 7RG: £572,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in SG2 7RG
9 Finches End, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7RG
Sold Feb 2022
£770,00015 Finches End, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7RG
Sold Jun 2020
£360,0007 Finches End, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7RG
Sold Sept 2018
£665,0003 Finches End, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7RG
Sold Sept 2016
£347,50017 Finches End, Walkern, Stevenage, SG2 7RG
Sold Jul 2013
£610,000
Everything we know about 5 Finches End, 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 Finches End homes
Floor Area for 5 Finches End runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,872
Street avg £3,691
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Cherry Tree Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Walkern Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB