Terraced 2 sales on record

19 BALMORAL CLOSE

STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UA

£335,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Ranworth Avenue	0.1 miles
Shop	One Stop	0.1 miles
Train station	Knebworth	1.0 miles
Hospital	Unknown	6.2 miles
University	University of Hertfordshire	7.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

80 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£335,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£4,188/m²

Local average

£340,342 (76 sales)

Street crime

76 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 10/09/2025

Expiry date: 09/09/2035

Current heating cost: £799/year

Potential heating cost: £723/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,500

Recommendations

Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	30/01/2026	£335,000	Terraced	+93.6%	£337,369 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	16/12/2011	£173,000	Terraced	—	£342,905 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£335,000
listed	12/09/2025	£325,000
sold	01/01/2011	£173,000
sold	01/01/2008	£153,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
17 HAMPTON CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SP	£425,000	01/09/2025	Terraced
65 HOLLY LEYS, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8HZ	£350,000	12/03/2025	Terraced
92 HOLLY LEYS, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8HY	£300,000	21/02/2025	Terraced
37 BALMORAL CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UA	£232,000	08/12/2023	Terraced
66 HOLLY LEYS, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8HZ	£300,000	15/12/2022	Terraced
4 WINDSOR CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UD	£390,000	09/12/2022	Terraced
6 HAMPTON CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SP	£400,000	25/11/2022	Terraced
17 HADDON CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SU	£440,000	09/11/2022	Terraced
36 OSTERLEY CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SN	£400,000	02/09/2022	Terraced
79 WOBURN CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SW	£407,000	31/08/2022	Terraced
36 BALMORAL CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UA	£340,000	20/07/2022	Terraced
47 BALMORAL CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UA	£344,000	24/06/2022	Terraced
19 RANWORTH AVENUE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SL	£400,000	06/06/2022	Terraced
118 BLENHEIM WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8TF	£340,000	11/05/2022	Terraced
24 WOBURN CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SW	£380,000	04/03/2022	Terraced
21 HAMPTON CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SP	£325,000	12/11/2021	Terraced
12 WINDSOR CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UD	£350,000	29/09/2021	Terraced
21 HADDON CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SU	£327,500	17/09/2021	Terraced
9 HAMPTON CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SP	£330,000	06/08/2021	Terraced

Area average: £356,868 (19 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 17%

10y growth 37.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Stevenage. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 4.2%

5y (index) 16.2%

10y (index) 34%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Stevenage. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,287/mo

Realistic £1,430/mo

Optimistic £1,573/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Stevenage.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Stevenage & North Herts: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Maisonette, Broadwater Crescent, SG2	£1,350/mo	2	1.05 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,350/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.4%

Max investor price (0.8%) £168,750

Target investor price (1%) £135,000

Gross yield 4.8%

Cost-to-rent ratio 20.7×

Monthly cashflow £-129/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -1.6%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	29
Anti-social behaviour	24
Other theft	7
Criminal damage and arson	4
Vehicle crime	4
Drugs	3
Public order	3
Other crime	2
Total incidents	76

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Longmeadow Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Requires improvement — 18 May 2023
Shephalbury Park Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 29 Nov 2022
Knebworth Primary and Nursery School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 28 Nov 2013
Barnwell School	Secondary	1.0 miles	Good — 18 Jan 2022
Greenside School	Other	1.0 miles	Good — 15 Mar 2013

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# 19 BALMORAL CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UA

## Property details

- Slug: `19a3833` (address key hash: `19a3833165fa639afa8f4d95ff0b54479537bb5d`)
- Postcode: SG2 8UA
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 80 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £335,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,188/m²
- Local average: £340,342 (76 sales)
- Street crime: 76 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £335,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 09/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £799/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8835-2521-0500-0830-4292)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £335,000 | Terraced | +93.6% | £337,369 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-04a4-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2011-12-16 | £173,000 | Terraced | — | £342,905 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c5ef4a37-3f06-4c4e-bd79-97a12103fd6c) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 19 BALMORAL CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UA | £335,000 | 30/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 19 BALMORAL CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UA | £173,000 | 16/12/2011 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166918676](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/de08236)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £335,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-12 | £325,000 |
| sold | 2011-01-01 | £173,000 |
| sold | 2008-01-01 | £153,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 17 HAMPTON CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SP | £425,000 | 01/09/2025 | Terraced |
| 65 HOLLY LEYS, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8HZ | £350,000 | 12/03/2025 | Terraced |
| 92 HOLLY LEYS, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8HY | £300,000 | 21/02/2025 | Terraced |
| 37 BALMORAL CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UA | £232,000 | 08/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 66 HOLLY LEYS, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8HZ | £300,000 | 15/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 4 WINDSOR CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UD | £390,000 | 09/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 HAMPTON CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SP | £400,000 | 25/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 17 HADDON CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SU | £440,000 | 09/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 36 OSTERLEY CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SN | £400,000 | 02/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 79 WOBURN CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SW | £407,000 | 31/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 36 BALMORAL CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UA | £340,000 | 20/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 47 BALMORAL CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UA | £344,000 | 24/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 19 RANWORTH AVENUE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SL | £400,000 | 06/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 118 BLENHEIM WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8TF | £340,000 | 11/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 24 WOBURN CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SW | £380,000 | 04/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 21 HAMPTON CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SP | £325,000 | 12/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 12 WINDSOR CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8UD | £350,000 | 29/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 21 HADDON CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SU | £327,500 | 17/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 9 HAMPTON CLOSE, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG2 8SP | £330,000 | 06/08/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £356,868 (19 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 17%
- **10y growth:** 37.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Stevenage; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 34%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Stevenage). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,287/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,430/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,573/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Stevenage & North Herts (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Broadwater Crescent, SG2 | £1,350/mo | 2 | 1.05 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,350/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.4% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £168,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £135,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,350/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-129/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **76** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Longmeadow Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Requires improvement — 18 May 2023 |
| Shephalbury Park Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 29 Nov 2022 |
| Knebworth Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 28 Nov 2013 |
| Barnwell School | Secondary | 1.0 miles | Good — 18 Jan 2022 |
| Greenside School | Other | 1.0 miles | Good — 15 Mar 2013 |