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About 21 Orchard Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
21 Orchard Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hitchin (SG4 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£587/sq ft) was about 142.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was August 2025 at £398,000 — fresh data. At 63 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 45 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.6 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.
21 Orchard Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2025)
£398,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Orchard Road homes
Four headline reads against 41 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 21 Orchard Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,317
Street avg £4,344
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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
Orchard Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 0BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 52 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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