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Get started8 Benchley Hill is a semi-detached house in Hitchin (SG4 0NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
8 Benchley Hill ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
8 Benchley Hill has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
On epc rating, 8 Benchley Hill stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in SG4 0NJ: £300,000 (2024–2012).
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
SG4 0RH
Closest school
0.2 km
Purwell Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB