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Get startedChequers End is a six-bedroom detached house in Preston, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 7TY). It has a recorded floor area of 315 m² (around 3391 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£559/sq ft) was about 182.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £1,895,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
Chequers End's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2025
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Erection of detached pool changing facilitates. Conversion of existing detached garage to provide games room at ground floor level and one bedroom at first floor level.
Chequers End has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£1,877,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 17 years.
£1,895,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 17 years.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Floor insulation added or improved
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Single storey rear pool house and associated landscaping following demolition of existing pool house
3 more applications for this property
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25 June 2021Most recent
£1,895,000
+75.5%over 8 years3 June 2013
£1,080,000
+20.0%over 9 years16 March 2004
£900,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG4 7TY: £670,000 (2022–2002).
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Sold Jul 2017
Church House Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin
Sold Jun 2006
4 Chequers Cottages Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin
Sold Jul 2002
2 Chequers Cottages Chequers Lane Preston Hitchin
Sold Jun 2000
SG4 7SR
Red Lion PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Preston Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
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