Sold £4,196/m² · Median sold £353,592 (701 sales) · Index -0.8% y/y · Turnover 1.8% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Stevenage?
Buildings
32,298
Mixed-use buildings
72%
HMO-shaped units
43%
EPC A or B
9.2%
EPC D or worse
41%
What does Stevenage cost?
Stevenage: sold price per m² £4,196/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 701 sales). +3.9% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£4,196/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
701 sales
+3.9% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 701 sales.
Sold price
£353,592 12 months to Jun 2026
701 sales
+0.5% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 701 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£324,224 12 months to Sep 2026
1,623 listings
-13.1% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,623 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,228/m² in Sep 2016 to £4,394/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £247,942 in Sep 2016 to £350,993 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £325,000 in Jan 2022 to £350,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £4,722/m² in Aug 2025 to £4,402/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 101% in Feb 2022 to 96% in Nov 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 102.4 in Jan 2022 to 103.2 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 834 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,197 lets
+17.3% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,197 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,163/month in Aug 2025 to £1,373/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.7% in Jan 2022 to 4.7% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 86.1 in Jan 2022 to 117 in Sep 2026.
How does Stevenage vary by home size?
Asking price in Stevenage runs from £172,355 for 1 bedroom to £638,254 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Stevenage. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£172,355
12 months to Sep 2026
—
310
2 bedrooms
£264,525
12 months to Sep 2026
-9% on the previous 12 months
501
3 bedrooms
£380,300
12 months to Sep 2026
-2% on the previous 12 months
517
4 bedrooms
£547,179
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.1% on the previous 12 months
195
5+ bedrooms
£638,254
12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed
—
63
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Stevenage?
Stevenage: turnover 1.8% (12 months to Mar 2026, 698 sales). -29.4% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.8% 12 months to Mar 2026
698 sales
-29.4% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 698 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
1,375 12 months to Sep 2026
1,375 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,375 listings.
New listings
1,110 12 months to Sep 2026
1,110 listings
+16.6% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,110 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.4% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 92 in Aug 2025 to 153 in Sep 2026.New listings: 84 in Jan 2022 to 104 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 22 in Jan 2022 to 26 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 368 in Sep 2026 to 1,230 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 120 days in Feb 2022 to 66 days in Nov 2024.
Who is active in Stevenage?
33 agents listed homes for sale in Stevenage; the three largest took 31% of the listings.
Agents active
33
Top three agents’ share
31%
New homes among listings
7.7%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Stevenage?
Corporate landlords hold 71% of the 1,007 units in Stevenage whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords71% of classified · 711 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)20% of classified · 198 units
Housing associations9.3% of classified · 94 units
RMC0.4% of classified · 4 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Stevenage rank?
Stevenage ranks 10th of 10 local authorities in Hertfordshire for sold price per m², at £4,196/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Hertfordshire
Stevenage ranks 10th of 10 local authorities in Hertfordshire for sold price per m², at £4,196/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Hertfordshire, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
SG1Postcode district · Asking £4,469/m² · Sep 2026
BroxbourneNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,185/m² · Sep 2026
DacorumNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,804/m² · Sep 2026
East HertfordshireNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,618/m² · Sep 2026
HertsmereNeighbouring local authority · Asking £6,166/m² · Sep 2026
North HertfordshireNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,124/m² · Sep 2026
St. AlbansNeighbouring local authority · Asking £7,540/m² · Sep 2026
Three RiversNeighbouring local authority · Asking £6,716/m² · Sep 2026
WatfordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,355/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Stevenage
What is the median house price in Stevenage?
Homes in Stevenage sold for a median £353,592 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 701 sales. Per square metre that is £4,196/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Stevenage changed?
+3.9% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Stevenage?
Homes to let in Stevenage asked a median £1,407/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 834 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Stevenage?
5.1% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,197 lets. +17.3% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Stevenage?
1.8% of the homes in Stevenage changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 698 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.