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Get started28 Cadwell Lane is a semi-detached house in Hitchin (SG4 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
28 Cadwell Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jan 2025
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
28 Cadwell Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Floor Area for 28 Cadwell Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
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
Girdle Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Alterations to roof to form gable end and insertion of rear dormer window to facilitate loft conversion
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG4 0AG: £450,000 (2024–2019).
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
SG4 0QP
Closest school
0.8 km
Our Lady Catholic Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB