18 Benstede, Stevenage, SG2 8JL
About 18 Benstede
18 Benstede is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stevenage (SG2 8JL). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 28.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 64% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (November 2017).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
18 Benstede sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Benstede has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 18 Benstede has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 18 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
23 November 2017Most recent
£260,000
+129.1%over 15 years11 August 2002
£113,500
+74.6%over 3 years1 July 1999
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG2 8JL: £330,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other Benstede homes
On epc rating, 18 Benstede runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,171
Street avg £3,031
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Oaks Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Longmeadow Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB