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About The Owl House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Owl House is a detached house in Preston, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 7TX). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Owl House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Owl House, Chequers Lane, Preston, Hitchin, SG4 7TX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at The Owl House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2011Tree WorksTreesNo Objection
Selectively reduce branches by 20% to shape crown. Also remove deadwood and damaged branches and crown lift to 1.8 metres to one Catalpa tree (T1). Reduce in height by 2m in height to allow better access to light for garden to one Vonegated Cypress tree (7m tall: T2). Reduce from 4/5m to 1/1.5m in height and prune back to boundary to tidy appearance to mixed hedgeline (TG4). Reduce in height by 1.2m and level out changes in height to allow more light into garden to Cypress hedge (5m high: TG5).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Owl House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,043,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Chequers Lane homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
The Owl House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
221 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 7TX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
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