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About 50 High Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
50 High Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Whitwell, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8AG). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 153 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 lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £585,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
50 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 50 High Street, Whitwell, Hitchin, SG4 8AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2022Tree WorksTreesNo Objection
T1 Oak - Reduce height by 8-10ft. Reduce width by 5-8ft. T2 Climbing Rose, Ivy, Quince - Stripped out and cleared. T3 Lilac - Dismantled.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 50 High Street has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£625,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2023)
£585,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 50 High Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,824
Street avg £4,775
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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 8AG 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 — 14 points of interest in total.
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