16a, High Street, Whitwell, Hitchin, SG4 8AG

16a is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitwell, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8AG). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. At 65 m² this is the 29th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–304 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 48 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 65 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 47 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £1,050,000. Across 2017–2025, sale prices here grew 0.2% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,501/sq ft) was about 393% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.