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About 5 School Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 School Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kings Walden, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8LY). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 is 22.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 124.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £180,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating system
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 School Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Oct 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 School Cottages's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2021)
£180,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Similar properties nearby
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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 8LY 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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