Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started85 Watersmeet, Grove Road, Hitchin, SG4 0AW
About 85 Watersmeet
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
85 Watersmeet is a one-bedroom detached house in Hitchin (SG4 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 591 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 55 m² this is the 8th 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 across 31 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 is 20.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 71.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. At 55 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 30 EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
85 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2020
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
85 Watersmeet valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2016)
£190,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Grove Road homes
Four headline reads against 30 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 85 Watersmeet stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,458
Street avg £2,158
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hitchin district page.
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 0AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 50 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 85 Watersmeet, Grove Road, Hitchin, SG4 0AW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.