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Get started16 Hitchin Lane is a semi-detached house in Clifton, Shefford, Shefford (SG17 5RS). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 110 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 28 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £543,000 is 20.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 33.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2026
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
16 Hitchin Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
16 Hitchin Lane is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,091
Street avg £3,579
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of existing extensions.
28 April 2016Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG17 5RS: £445,000 (2025–2023).
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Harwood Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Clifton All Saints Academy. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB
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