5 Chertsey Rise, Stevenage, SG2 9JN

5 Chertsey Rise is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Stevenage (SG2 9JN). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 46 m² this is the 10th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 sits 58.9% above the 2014 sale of £107,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (June 2014).