SG2 8SS
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Property report — SG2 8SS
Open-data due diligence for SG2 8SS and the area around it.
SG2 8SS in brief: 33 recorded sales (£82,000–£1,078,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SG2 8SS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SG2 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£370,765
Population
20,882
Crimes recorded
83
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in SG2 8, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (43 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-10 | £525,000 | 31 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-06-23 | £368,750 | 28 WALSHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-08-01 | £480,000 | 14 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-06-14 | £425,000 | 19 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-04-12 | £410,000 | 26 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-03-05 | £570,000 | 1 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-03-05 | £1,078,000 | 1 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2019-01-10 | £475,000 | 22 WALSHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-09-06 | £377,500 | 7 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-06-13 | £390,000 | 17 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-02-06 | £369,995 | 14 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2016-08-15 | £339,995 | 5 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-06-10 | £240,000 | 27 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2010-06-25 | £248,000 | 19 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-11-23 | £232,500 | 27 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-04-27 | £285,000 | 11 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-10-25 | £280,000 | 26 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-07-07 | £270,000 | 16 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2004-05-14 | £245,000 | 8 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-10-25 | £219,950 | 11 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-08-28 | £190,000 | 8 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-08-31 | £164,000 | 6 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-10-27 | £120,000 | 28 WALSHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-03-30 | £160,000 | 24 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 2000-02-18 | £136,000 | 8 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-09-30 | £122,000 | 3 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-08-21 | £118,200 | 12 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-08-08 | £109,950 | 16 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-05-30 | £86,950 | 27 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-05-30 | £86,950 | 28 WALSHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-03-21 | £94,000 | 22 WALSHAM CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-07 | £82,000 | 3 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
| 1996-01-26 | £85,000 | 7 WALSHAM CLOSE | Detached |
33 recorded sales on SG2 8SS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longmeadow Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Shephalbury Park Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Barnwell School | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Good (2021) |
| Knebworth Primary and Nursery School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Roebuck Academy | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: KNEBWORTH & MARYMEAD PRACTICE (0.9 mi) · SHEPHALL HEALTH CENTRE (1.0 mi) · BEDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE (2.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE LISTER HOSPITAL TREATMENT CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.8 mi) · LISTER HOSPITAL (3.8 mi) · THE LISTER HOSPITAL SURGICENTRE (3.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BRAGBURY END FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · BRAGBURY (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · CHEQUERS INN (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.5 mi) · OAKS CROSS PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · PHARMACY EXPRESS (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Knebworth (1.0 mi) · Stevenage (2.4 mi) · Watton-at-Stone (2.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.9 mi) · Tesco (1.1 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 40
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 31%
- Households
- 8,560
Owned 61% · Social rent 25% · Private rent 11%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SG2 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SG2 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 101/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SG2 8SS in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSG2 | SectorSG2 8 | PostcodeSG2 8SS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £379,049 | £370,765 | £284,386 |
| Population | 51,578 | 20,882 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 251 | 83 | — |
| Schools | 22 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 94% | 97% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SG2 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.