23 Bittern Close, Stevenage, SG2 9PE

23 Bittern Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Stevenage (SG2 9PE). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 47 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (62 versus a best of 78). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 21.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.