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EPC B
About 18 The Foundry
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 The Foundry is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hitchin (SG4 0BW). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft). The latest certificate (December 2017) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. At 70 m² this is the 14th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 70 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 17 EPCs). Last sale on file: £298,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
18 The Foundry's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.1 t/year
Occupancy
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2022)
£298,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Cooks Way homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
18 The Foundry outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,257
Street avg £4,519
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 59 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.3 km
Hitchin Railway Station — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 0BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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