UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/stevenage
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Stevenage
Homes in Stevenage sold for a median of £344,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 1,790 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 227 | £540,000 | £475,000 to £625,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 327 | £400,000 | £354,000 to £465,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 942 | £335,000 | £308,000 to £365,000 | £3,885/m²from 30 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 294 | £195,000 | £159,000 to £230,000 | Too few |
Most homes sold in Stevenage were terraced houses, at 53% of sales.
Prices over time
The median rose 38%, from £250,000 in 2016 to £345,500 in 2025, close to the 36% rise across the East of England as a whole.
Postcode districts in Stevenage
District medians are close together, from £349,500 in SG1 (Stevenage) to £350,000 in SG2 (Stevenage).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Giles Crescent, Stevenage (SG1)30 sales
- Lonsdale Road, Stevenage (SG1)29 sales
- Canterbury Way, Stevenage (SG1)22 sales
- Grace Way, Stevenage (SG1)22 sales
- Ripon Road, Stevenage (SG1)22 sales
- Chells Way, Stevenage (SG2)19 sales
- Telford Avenue, Chells (SG2)19 sales
- Wisden Road, Stevenage (SG1)18 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Robins Hill Road, Aston End (SG2, £611,500), Fairview Road, Stevenage (SG1, £557,000) and Ryders Hill, Stevenage (SG1, £500,000).
The cheapest were Kings Road, Stevenage (SG1, flats, £86,500), Giles Crescent, Stevenage (SG1, flats, £98,000) and Prestatyn Close, Stevenage (SG1, flats, £172,500).
Living in Stevenage
Crime
101 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 81 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
96% of homes can get it
Higher than 80 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
49% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,392 a year in Stevenage for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Stevenage and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Central Bedfordshire£367,500
- Castle Point£365,000
- Basildon£363,500
- Thurrock£360,000
- Bedford£349,000
- Braintree£345,000
- Southend-on-Sea£345,000
- Stevenage, this council area£344,000
- East Cambridgeshire£340,000
- Harlow£335,000
- Babergh£330,000
- Colchester£325,000
- Huntingdonshire£321,000
- Mid Suffolk£315,500
- Luton£315,000
About these figures
Stevenage's figures come from 1,790 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 2 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Stevenage, so their sales add up to 2,091 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.