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Essex Road, Stevenage

MyStreetCheck free street report: Essex Road, Stevenage · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/stevenage/essex-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG1 3EX, SG1 3EZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£880,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£587,702
25 sales
Price range
£410k – £880k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Dec 2025
SG1 3EZ

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At a glance

House prices£588k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station20 min walkStevenage station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 27 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

25 property sales on Essex Road, Stevenage have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £880,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £608,591. Average sale prices rose from £480,875 in 2017 to £697,500 in 2025 (+45%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 68% semi-detached, 28% detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Essex Road range from £410,000 to £880,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Essex Road compared

SG1 postcode area£366,084
Stevenage£370,503
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Essex Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SG1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £480,875 (4 sales)2017£481k2019: £622,500 (2 sales)2019£623k2020: £550,000 (3 sales)2020£550k2021: £593,750 (4 sales)2021£594k2022: £670,000 (1 sales)2022£670k2023: £612,341 (6 sales)2023£612k2024: £586,667 (3 sales)2024£587k2025: £697,500 (2 sales)2025£698k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£608,5911 Dec 2025
Detached7£531,64314 Mar 2025
Terraced1£625,0007 Mar 2024

Sold prices on Essex Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Essex Road SG1 3EZ 1 Dec 2025£880,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Essex Road SG1 3EX 14 Mar 2025£515,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Essex Road SG1 3EX 1 Nov 2024£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Essex Road SG1 3EZ 11 Jun 2024£635,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Essex Road SG1 3EZ 7 Mar 2024£625,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Essex Road SG1 3EX 2 Oct 2023£520,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Essex Road SG1 3EX 8 Sep 2023£700,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Essex Road SG1 3EX 4 Sep 2023£526,500 DetachedFreehold
22, Essex Road SG1 3EX 31 Aug 2023£705,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Essex Road SG1 3EZ 11 Aug 2023£783,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Essex Road SG1 3EX 5 May 2023£477,048 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Essex Road SG1 3EZ 18 Jan 2023£662,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Essex Road SG1 3EX 25 Aug 2022£670,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Essex Road SG1 3EZ 30 Jul 2021£645,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Essex Road SG1 3EX 29 Jun 2021£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Essex Road SG1 3EZ 27 May 2021£565,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Essex Road SG1 3EZ 15 Feb 2021£700,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Essex Road SG1 3EX 18 Dec 2020£455,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Essex Road SG1 3EZ 9 Dec 2020£615,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Essex Road SG1 3EZ 8 Oct 2020£580,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Essex Road SG1 3EX 25 Feb 2019£475,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Essex Road SG1 3EZ 21 Jan 2019£770,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Essex Road SG1 3EX 20 Dec 2017£410,000 DetachedFreehold
27A, Essex Road SG1 3EX 1 Sep 2017£422,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Essex Road SG1 3EZ 23 Jun 2017£591,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Essex Road SG1 3EX 31 Mar 2017£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Essex Road SG1 3EX 19 Aug 2016£515,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
7, Essex Road £700,000 (Feb 2021) → £880,000 (Dec 2025) +26%
over 5 yrs
35, Essex Road £410,000 (Dec 2017) → £526,500 (Sep 2023) +28%
over 6 yrs
2, Essex Road £580,000 (Oct 2020) → £783,000 (Aug 2023) +35%
over 3 yrs
29, Essex Road £515,000 (Aug 2016) → £500,000 (Mar 2017) → £670,000 (Aug 2022) +30%
over 6 yrs
12, Essex Road £591,000 (Jun 2017) → £645,000 (Jul 2021) +9%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Essex Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Thomas Alleyne Academy 970 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School 1,620 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Woolenwick Junior School 232 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School 207 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
Barclay Academy 1,044 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School 295 pupils Primary 3–7 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Fairlands Primary School 655 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Almond Hill Junior School 347 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Stevenage station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Hitchin station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
  • Knebworth station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Essex Road (adj, Julians Road) 1 min walk
  • Essex Road (opp, Julians Road) 1 min walk
  • The Archways Hotel (nr, Hitchin Road) 2 min walk
  • The Archways Hotel (opp, Hitchin Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Stanmore Medical Group
    5 Stanmore Road, Stevenage · 0.4 mi
  • The Symonds Green Health Centre
    Filey Close, Stevenage · 0.4 mi
  • King George & Manor House Surgeries
    King George Surgery(Main), 135 High Street, Stevenage · 0.7 mi
  • Bedwell Medical Centre
    Sinfield Cl, Bedwell Cres, Stevenage · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Old Stevenage Express · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Stevenage High Street · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Lytton Way Express Petrol · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Coreys Mill · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Stearns (chemists) Ltd · 0.3 mi
  • Md Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Medix Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Old Town Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Tooth Club Old Town Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • High Street (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned61.4%62.5%
Private rented23.1%20.3%
Social rented15.6%17.1%
Households1,157

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.2%64.1%
Aged 65+16.3%18.6%
Residents2,678

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks99%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Stevenage with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Essex Road

Ethnic group

HereStevenage
White80.1%82.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.7%7.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5%4.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%3.6%
Other ethnic group1.3%1.3%

Religion

HereStevenage
Christian46.5%43.3%
No religion39.6%44.9%
Not answered5.6%5.6%
Muslim3.9%3.2%
Hindu3.1%1.6%
Buddhist0.6%0.4%
Jewish0.3%–
Other religion0.3%0.6%

Country of birth

HereStevenage
Born in the UK80%83.5%
Born outside the UK20%16.5%

Highest qualification

HereStevenage
Level 4 qualifications and above41.5%29.6%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications12.4%15.3%
No qualifications11.7%17%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%12.9%
Apprenticeship5.2%5.4%
Other qualifications2.9%2.6%

General health

HereStevenage
Very good health51%47.7%
Good health35.6%35%
Fair health10%12.6%
Bad health2.8%3.7%
Very bad health0.6%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereStevenage
1 car or van in household48.6%41.6%
2 cars or vans in household24.4%28.9%
No cars or vans in household18.1%20.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%9.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Stevenage.

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