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103 recorded sales · median £147,000 · Stevenage
Stevenage Council · Labour-controlled 22/39 seats · 56% · OCD 2026
75/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£147k
median price
10.4
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£147k
median sold price
7.4 yrs
of local pay to buy
34 min
London — fastest
1
rail stations
0
grammar schools
37
schools total
10.4
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
350
Violence — most
10.7
NO₂ · WHO 10
1.1%
in a flood zone
80
green spaces
7.1
PM2.5 · WHO 5
126
eat & drink
37
shops
87.6%
gigabit
5
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£173,000 in 2012 → £307,500 in 2026
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Stevenage, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £147,000. That's about 7.4× local earnings — around the 8.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 2 sales
Median sold price · median of all 103 sales£147,000
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.4× · five-year average 8.1×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership57%
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
Neighbourhood prices in Stevenage how Skipton Close compares · from Stevenage
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Fishers Green +38.1%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers Green | £437,500 | +38.1% | 80 |
| Rooks Nest | £369,300 | +35.1% | 64 |
| Shephall | £335,000 | +26.4% | 134 |
| Symonds Green | £345,000 | +26.1% | 80 |
| Bedwell | £350,000 | +25.8% | 88 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Skipton Close — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 Skipton Close | Terraced | — | — | £270,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 65, Skipton Close | Terraced | — | — | £345,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 107 Skipton Close | Terraced | — | — | £322,500 | Sep 2025 |
| 93 Skipton Close | Terraced | — | — | £280,000 | Oct 2024 |
| 12 Skipton Close | Terraced | — | — | £350,000 | Oct 2024 |
| 3 Skipton Close | Terraced | — | — | £350,000 | Jul 2023 |
| 52 Skipton Close | Terraced | — | — | £320,000 | Feb 2023 |
| 74 Skipton Close | Terraced | — | — | £325,000 | Aug 2022 |
| 50 Skipton Close | Terraced | — | — | £275,000 | Mar 2022 |
| 98 SKIPTON CLOSE | Terraced | — | — | £295,000 | Sep 2021 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Stevenage
Crime runs at 10.4 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month10.4
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Stevenage
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Stevenage district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Stevenage
Population89,495
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 5/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 5 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
5.0/10
Employment
5.3/10
Education & skills
4.5/10
Health & disability
5.1/10
Crime
5.3/10
Housing & services
5.8/10
Living environment
7.3/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Stevenage — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+64%
Unemployment · economically active residents4.9%
Degree-level (Level 4+)30%
Good or very good health83%
Own their home57%
Median age38.3
Born outside the UK17%
See the full Stevenage report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
4 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools
of the 4 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Conkers Limited - Willows link | Nursery | — | 0.7 km |
| Twizzle Tops The Willows | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.7 km |
| Roebuck Academy | Primary | Inspected '26 — see report | 0.7 km |
| Four Seasons Nursery & Pre-School CIC | Nursery | — | 0.8 km |
| Shephalbury Park Primary School | Primary | Good ('22) | 0.8 km |
| Little Conkers Limited | Nursery | — | 0.9 km |
| St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | Good ('24) | 1.0 km |
| Rookies Day Nursery | Nursery | Good ('25) | 1.1 km |
| Longmeadow Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 1.2 km |
| Playhouse Pre-school Broadwater | Nursery | Good ('22) | 1.2 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
8
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.8 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
17
nearest dentists · nearest 0.8 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
24
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
3 of 3 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Instore Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.4 km |
| Wellcare Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.5 km |
| Well | Pharmacy | — | 0.7 km |
| Broadwater Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 0.8 km |
| Oaks Cross Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.3 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 1.4 km |
| Hydean Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 1.6 km |
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 1.7 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Stevenage
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 34 min from Knebworth Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knebworth Rail Station | 1.0 mi | London Blackfriars | 34 min |
| Stevenage Rail Station | 1.6 mi | London Blackfriars | 37 min |
| Watton-At-Stone Rail Station | 3.4 mi | — | no direct train |
| Welwyn North Rail Station | 4.0 mi | — | no direct train |
| Welwyn Garden City Rail Station | 5.6 mi | London Blackfriars | 45 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Knebworth Rail Station (34 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging4 points
Per 10,000 residents0.4
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Stevenage
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1002%
Flood zone1.1% of postcodes
Radonup to 1–3% of homes
Historic landfill2 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings130
Conservation areas7
Green belt6.9%
Green spaces80
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Stevenage
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 126 | 96% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 37 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 5 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 80 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Stevenage
Figures for the wider Stevenage — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate4.9%
In work (employment rate)63.8%
Companies registered here7,388
New incorporations (12m)824
Property companies (SPVs)759
See the full Stevenage report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district