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About 3 Franklin Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Franklin Gardens is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hitchin (SG4 0BS). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £440,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 69.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
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
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Franklin Gardens, Hitchin, SG4 0BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Franklin Gardens has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2009ExtensionOutlineGranted
Extension: Single storey
Single storey ground floor extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Franklin Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£452,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2025)
£440,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Franklin Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 3 Franklin Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,231
Street avg £3,067
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Walsworth Cross Roads — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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