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About 16 Gainsford Crescent
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Gainsford Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hitchin (SG4 0QG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 28 EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £515,000.
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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
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
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Gainsford Crescent, Hitchin, SG4 0QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Gainsford Crescent has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2009ExtensionOutlineGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£561,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2023)
£515,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Gainsford Crescent homes
Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Gainsford Crescent is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,518
Street avg £3,954
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 0QG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
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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