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About 9 Benchley Hill
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
9 Benchley Hill is a mid-terrace house in Hitchin (SG4 0NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 20.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 55.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 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.
9 Benchley Hill has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2022)
£300,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 20 years.
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.
Floor Area for 9 Benchley Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £2,732
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
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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