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8 sales on record
About 12 Grove House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Grove House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hitchin (SG4 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 44 m² this is the 7th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–45 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 105.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £185,000. Across the public record there are 8 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2021)
£185,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Cadwell Lane homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 12 Grove House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,205
Street avg £2,607
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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
Girdle Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 0AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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