Stevenage Local Information
Practical local information for Stevenage: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Stevenage Roadworks: Gunnels Wood Road Closures From 12 Oct
Two lengths of Gunnels Wood Road and 503m of Six Hills Way can close for five days from 12 October. New Old Town and town centre parking rules start 19 October.
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Stevenage house prices: £316,210, cheapest in Herts
The average Stevenage home sold for £316,210 in July 2026, £153,000 below the county average and the cheapest of Hertfordshire's ten districts. Median by ward.
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Stevenage Bin Collection Days: Every Bank Holiday Moves
No Stevenage bin collection changes left in 2026 until Christmas Day, a Friday that breaks the council's usual one-day-later rule. Bins, charges, tip hours.
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Parking in Stevenage: Blue Badges Pay in the Car Parks
Blue badge holders park free on Stevenage's streets but pay full price in council car parks, unless they buy the £65 annual pass. Sundays cost £2.50.
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Stevenage Council Tax Bands: Band D Is £2,391.97 in 2026/27
Every band A to H charge for 2026/27. Band D is £2,391.97, up £110.69. Hertfordshire County Council takes 77.7% of it, the borough keeps 10.6%.
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Stevenage train times to London: 27 mins, £4,908 a year
Thameslink does Stevenage to St Pancras in 27 minutes, three an hour, all day. The 24-minute King's Cross run is peak only. Fares, seasons and station parking.
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Things to do in Stevenage: free splash park, £3 windmill
The splash park and the museum cost nothing, Cromer Windmill is £3, and the Stevenage 80 programme runs to December. Dated events, real prices, opening times.
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Stevenage planning: 7,600 homes, new plan from 22 July
Stevenage adopted its Local Plan partial update on 22 July 2026, holding the 7,600-home target to 2031 and adding six new climate policies. Plus the live schemes.
Bins
Stevenage Christmas Bin Collections: 2025 Ran Two Days Early
Stevenage council posted last Christmas's bin dates on 1 December and ran Christmas week EARLY, not late. The 2025 table, 2026 bank holidays and what to expect.
Schools
Hertfordshire School Term Dates 2026/27: Stevenage Schools
Hertfordshire's half term is 26 to 30 October, but Barclay Academy is off until 6 November and the Valley stops on 21 October. Six Stevenage schools compared.
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Stevenage Christmas Trains 2026: Nothing on the 25th or 26th
No trains from Stevenage on Christmas Day, and Thameslink ran none on Boxing Day last year either. Day by day, 24 December to 4 January, and what is to come.
Recycling
Stevenage Tip Opening Times: 10am to 5.30pm, ePass Needed
Stevenage tip on Caxton Way opens 10am to 5.30pm every day and shuts only on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. The ePass rule and what it takes.