1 Sacombe Mews, Stevenage, SG2 8SB

1 Sacombe Mews is a one-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG2 8SB). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2014) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £925,000 sits 50.4% above the 2006 sale of £615,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.