# 79 CANTERBURY WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4LQ

## Property details

- Slug: `78d566a` (address key hash: `78d566ac5c5a429a62f6c652847fca74d8a1bab8`)
- Postcode: SG1 4LQ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 79 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £290,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,671/m²
- Local average: £368,752 (62 sales)
- Street crime: 174 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £290,000
- Date: 2026-01-29
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 08/12/2032
- **Current heating cost:** £418/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £10,500

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/5232-2622-1209-0341-2206)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-29 | £290,000 | Terraced | — | £292,051 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-3564-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 79 CANTERBURY WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4LQ | £290,000 | 29/01/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [162385268](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1be4e58)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £290,000 |
| listed | 2025-05-23 | £300,000 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £122,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £79,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 215 CANTERBURY WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4LG | £275,000 | 09/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 324 CANTERBURY WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4DU | £280,000 | 27/03/2025 | Terraced |
| 542 YORK ROAD, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4ES | £325,000 | 17/01/2025 | Terraced |
| 45 CANTERBURY WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4LH | £300,000 | 17/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 274 CANTERBURY WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4DS | £325,000 | 28/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 26 RIPON ROAD, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4NA | £355,000 | 25/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 334 RIPON ROAD, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4NG | £330,000 | 09/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 405 RIPON ROAD, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4LU | £345,000 | 07/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 160 DURHAM ROAD, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4HZ | £350,000 | 28/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 69 CANTERBURY WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4LQ | £287,500 | 19/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 143 CANTERBURY WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4LQ | £320,000 | 28/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 428 RIPON ROAD, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4NH | £280,000 | 04/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 248 RIPON ROAD, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4NF | £335,000 | 26/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 424 CANTERBURY WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4EA | £350,000 | 25/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 43 CANTERBURY WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4LH | £317,550 | 29/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 201 DURHAM ROAD, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4JR | £310,000 | 20/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 253 CANTERBURY WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4EJ | £300,000 | 10/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 12 RIPON ROAD, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4LY | £282,000 | 13/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 199 DURHAM ROAD, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4JP | £340,000 | 29/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 113 DURHAM ROAD, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 4JN | £250,000 | 29/04/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £312,853 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 19.9%
- **10y growth:** 25.5%

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Durham Road, SG1 | £1,600/mo | 3 | 0.18 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Coventry Close, SG1 | £1,700/mo | 3 | 0.31 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Tamar Close, SG1 | £1,850/mo | 3 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, St. Davids Close, SG1 | £1,775/mo | 3 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Jessop Road, SG1 | £1,875/mo | 3 | 0.35 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, The Pastures, SG2 | £1,895/mo | 3 | 1.13 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Archer Road, SG1 | £1,650/mo | 3 | 1.14 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,764/mo (7 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.61% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £221,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £177,500

*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 £1,775/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 13.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £430/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 6.1%

*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 | 70 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **174** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Leys Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 24 Apr 2024 |
| Giles Junior School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 20 Mar 2023 |
| The Giles Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 19 Jul 2023 |
| Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 3 Feb 2012 |
| Round Diamond Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 11 Sep 2017 |