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EPC B
About Orchard House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard House is a detached house in Preston, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 7UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 277 m² (around 2982 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2020. The latest certificate (March 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 75.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,435,000 is 69.8% below the 2023 sale of £4,750,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. Sold January 2023 for £4,750,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard House, Crunnells Green, Preston, Hitchin, SG4 7UQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2022RenovationFullGranted
Provision of gates, vehicular access to property via dropped kerb and vehicle crossover
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Orchard House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2021.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 75.4% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2023)
£4,750,000
Growth on file: 75.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 7UQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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