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About 8 Hitchin Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Hitchin Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Clifton, Shefford, Shefford (SG17 5RS). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 is 41.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 23.5% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Hitchin Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 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.
8 Hitchin Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£313,750
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.
On co₂ emissions, 8 Hitchin Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,377
Street avg £3,642
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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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