76 Watersmeet, Grove Road, Hitchin, SG4 0AW

76 Watersmeet is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hitchin (SG4 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the 12th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (August 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.1% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 131.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £245,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 55 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).