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3,743 people · median £335,000 · Stevenage
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Stevenage Council · Labour-controlled 22/39 seats · 56% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
A typical home here sells for £335,000, up 21.9% over five years. That's about 7.4× local earnings — around the 8.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 15 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£335,000
5-year change+21.9%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.4× · five-year average 8.1×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership55%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,392
Stevenage Borough Council£254
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,595
Band B£1,860
Band C£2,126
Band D (baseline)£2,392
Band E£2,924
Band F£3,455
Band G£3,987
Band H£4,784
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£3,182 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Poplars 31 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparrow Drive | £172,500 | 193 | +22.9% |
| Sheepcroft Hill | £146,500 | 159 | +28.5% |
| Gonville Crescent | £166,000 | 123 | +13.3% |
| Chertsey Rise | £155,500 | 110 | +13.5% |
| Bandley Rise | £165,000 | 103 | — |
| Kestrel Close | £133,200 | 95 | -19.2% |
| Round Mead | £80,000 | 93 | — |
| Shearwater Close | £110,000 | 91 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
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