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Get started7 Grove House is a one-bedroom 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 top. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since April 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 21.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 sits 221.5% above the 2000 sale of £53,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 49.6% below the postcode norm.
7 Grove House's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.1% per year over 2 years.
£53,500
Growth on file: 21.1% per year over 2 years.
Price per m² for 7 Grove House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,216
Street avg £2,836
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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
45.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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20 April 2000Most recent
£53,500
+52.9%over 2 years30 January 1998
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG4 0AH: £185,000 (2023–2015).
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
SG4 0LF
Closest school
0.8 km
Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School. 21 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB
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