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About The Old School
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old School is a semi-detached house in Kings Walden, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8LX). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £1,000,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Old School's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old School, Ley Green, Kings Walden, Hitchin, SG4 8LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jul 2025PorchFullGranted
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey front extension. Internal opening to combine the two dwellings into one single unit. Alterations of existing front porch roof. Insertion of front rooflight following removal of existing rooflight. External cladding and alterations to fenestration.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,050,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2024)
£1,000,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ley Green homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for The Old School lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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 8LX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
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