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About 6 Benchley Hill
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
6 Benchley Hill is a semi-detached house in Hitchin (SG4 0NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
At 101 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 is 26.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 51.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
6 Benchley Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.4 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.
6 Benchley Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Benchley Hill homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
6 Benchley Hill is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,267
Street avg £2,793
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Chaucer Way — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 0NJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
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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