Buying a home in SG1, Stevenage. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£364kmost £331k–£414k
Houses per m²£4,265flats £3,627
Sold last year3402,406 in five years
Prices in Stevenage+1.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SG1 sold for £363,620 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £330,683 and £414,473, for about 90 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Stevenage (£361,000).

340 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £156k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SG1 5 (£3,804) and the most in SG1 6 (£4,945).

Across Stevenage, prices are up 1.8% on a year ago and up 7.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,551 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,658 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £73,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.

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House prices in SG1 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£254,696£221k–£286k44 m²31
2£330,333£306k–£363k66 m²434
3£363,620£331k–£414k90 m²1,025
4£462,712£389k–£550k110 m²263
5+£629,175£550k–£756k140 m²179

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£255k£330k£364k£463k£629k
Detached—£374k£475k£577k£663k
Semi-detached£258k£377k£425k£464k£611k
Terraced£250k£323k£345k£382k£378k
Flats£156k£211k£234k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SG1

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SG1 1£3,984£3,756
SG1 2£4,443£3,452
SG1 3£4,817£4,096
SG1 4£4,120£3,240
SG1 5£3,804£3,546
SG1 6£4,945£3,622

Schools near SG1

Best state primary within 2 kmTrotts Hill Primary and Nursery School74% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%18 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School59.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%7 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SG1

Is SG1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Stevenage; prices in Stevenage are up 1.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (74% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (59.8% against 43.8%); 340 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SG1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SG1 sold for £363,620 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £330,683 and £414,473.

Is SG1 expensive for Stevenage?

A 3-bedroom house in SG1 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Stevenage (£361,000).

How many homes sell in SG1 each year?

340 homes sold in the last year and 2,406 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near SG1?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School, where 74% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.