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Get started54a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hitchin (SG4 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–127 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 27 units on file.
Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 sits 533.3% above the 1997 sale of £27,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 69.6% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Latest sale on 54a was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£27,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On price per m², 54a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£675
Street avg £3,705
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
High Dane — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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25 July 1997Most recent
£27,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG4 0BN: £370,000 (2024–2018).
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
SG4 0LF
Closest school
0.5 km
Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School. 23 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB
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