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Get started3 Rose Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Little Wymondley, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 7HE). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since September 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 sits 102.7% above the 2006 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 30.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.7% per year over 8 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 13.7% per year over 8 years.
3 Rose Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £2,044
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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29 September 2006Most recent
£150,000
+6.4%over 1 year17 December 2004
£141,000
+88.0%over 3 years28 September 2001
£75,000
+41.5%over 3 years28 August 1998
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG4 7HE: £130,000 (2018–2005).
Years Held
20 years
Street avg 15 years
SG4 7NF
Plume of Feathers PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School. 15 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Medium
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB
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