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3 sales on record
About Askew Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Askew Cottage is a detached house in Gosmore, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 7QS). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since April 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £988,000 sits 79.6% above the 2005 sale of £550,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 41.4% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Askew Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 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.
Askew Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£988,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2005)
£550,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Preston Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Askew Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,880
Street avg £5,390
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 7QS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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