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Almost half of Stevenage lives in a terraced house, the highest share of any town we cover, and a further one household in five in a purpose-built flat. That is the New Town plan still showing in the figures, and it means most floors here go into a party-walled home.
Stevenage is Britain’s first New Town, its neighbourhood estates, Bedwell, Shephall, Chells and Broadwater, built for practical family living, alongside a medieval Old Town high street with period charm. Housing is largely mid-century semis and terraces plus modern developments, drawing commuter families who value durable, affordable, good-looking flooring.
Luxury vinyl tile and laminate lead the way in Stevenage, suiting the town’s family estates where durability and easy cleaning are priorities. Wood-effect LVT brings warmth and waterproof practicality to kitchens and living areas, while quality laminate offers a smart, scratch-resistant finish that stands up to busy household life.
Hard-wearing, warm and quick to wipe dry, made for Stevenage family kitchens and living areas.
Shop rangeStable over concrete New Town sub-floors and compatible with underfloor heating.
Shop rangeSmart, scratch-resistant and affordable for busy family homes across the town.
Shop rangeAt 46.1%, terraced homes dominate Stevenage far more than the 19.5% semi-detached and 11.9% detached shares suggest, with purpose-built flats at 20.1%. SG1 and SG2 take in Bedwell, Chells, Shephall, Old Town, Martins Wood, Bandley Hill & Poplars and Great Ashby. Social renting covers 26.3% of households, easing from 28.4% in 2011, and a large managed portfolio of that kind is usually fitted to a repeatable specification: one underlay, one plank format, trims that match what is already on the landing. Terraces of a single build period tend to share a floor construction, which makes a survey of one house a reasonable guide to the next, though upper floors on joists still need plywood rather than compound.
At the 2021 census, 22.4% of households in Stevenage lived in a flat, maisonette or apartment and 77.6% in a house or bungalow — 46.1% of all households in a terraced house.
Tenure: ONS, Census 2021, Stevenage (E07000243) · Accommodation type: ONS, Census 2021, StevenageThe same questions come up in every town we deliver to. These four references answer them once, with the source in each case.
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