Buying a home in SG2, Stevenage. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£359kmost £333k–£402k
Houses per m²£4,393flats £3,576
Sold last year3072,096 in five years
Prices in Stevenage+1.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SG2 sold for £358,947 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £333,145 and £402,437, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Stevenage (£361,000).

307 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 £164k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SG2 0 (£4,149) and the most in SG2 7 (£5,292).

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 £1,637 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £72,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.

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House prices in SG2 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£241,383£226k–£254k40 m²87
2£328,196£308k–£353k71 m²535
3£358,947£333k–£402k87 m²984
4£477,293£405k–£556k105 m²185
5+£610,236£527k–£699k137 m²142

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£241k£328k£359k£477k£610k
Detached—£396k£485k£536k£633k
Semi-detached£241k£346k£401k£447k£621k
Terraced£241k£321k£349k£394k£437k
Flats£164k£212k£209k——

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

Price per m² across SG2

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SG2 0£4,149£3,437
SG2 7£5,292£3,581
SG2 8£4,241£3,569
SG2 9£4,203£3,808

Schools near SG2

Best state primary within 2 kmAston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School75% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%13 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 SG2

Is SG2 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 (75% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (59.8% against 43.8%); 307 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 SG2?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SG2 sold for £358,947 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £333,145 and £402,437.

Is SG2 expensive for Stevenage?

A 3-bedroom house in SG2 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Stevenage (£361,000).

How many homes sell in SG2 each year?

307 homes sold in the last year and 2,096 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 SG2?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, where 75% 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.