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3 sales on record
About 28 Watersmeet
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
28 Watersmeet is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hitchin (SG4 0AF). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 56 m² this is the 44th smallest of 72 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 72 units on file.
Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -2.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 sits 72.5% above the 2021 sale of £91,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 31.1% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £91,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
28 Watersmeet's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 May 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
28 Watersmeet's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£157,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.6% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2021)
£91,000
Growth on file: -2.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Grove Road homes
Four headline reads against 71 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for 28 Watersmeet lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,625
Street avg £2,602
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Millstream Close — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 0AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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