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1 planning record
About Orchard View
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard View is a semi-detached house in Hitchin (SG4 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2009.
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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard View, Green Lane, Hitchin, SG4 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at Orchard View.
- Oct 2009ExtensionFullRefused
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part two storey, part single storey side/front extension together with first floor rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Orchard View has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Green Lane homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Orchard View is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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 0BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 53 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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