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About 5 Hitchin Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Hitchin Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Clifton, Shefford, Shefford (SG17 5RS). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
It hasn't traded since July 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 sits 149.5% above the 2004 sale of £169,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 15.9% below the postcode norm. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Hitchin Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2004)
£169,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Hitchin Lane homes
Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Hitchin Lane outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,615
Street avg £3,634
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Shefford district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG17 5RS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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