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About Hindsmount Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hindsmount Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Gosmore, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 7QB). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since October 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £639,000 sits 255% above the 1996 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 60% below the postcode norm. At 118 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 8 EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hindsmount Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hindsmount Cottage, Maydencroft Lane, Gosmore, Hitchin, SG4 7QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at Hindsmount Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Sept 2014Tree WorksTreesNo Objection
Removal of one Fir tree
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hindsmount Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£639,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Maydencroft Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Hindsmount Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,525
Street avg £4,866
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 105 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
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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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 7QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 42 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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