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3 sales on record
About 13 Lower Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
13 Lower Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Breachwood Green, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8NS). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 530 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 0.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 51.2% above the 2017 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 29% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017).
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
- Central heating
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
13 Lower Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 13 Lower Road, Breachwood Green, Hitchin, SG4 8NS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
13 Lower Road has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jul 2019RenovationHeritageGranted
Internal alterations to include exposing post and tie chord, replacing floor finishes and alter upper landing step of first floor, install party wall in attic, low pressure soda blasting of internal frame and other associated minor works. External alterations to include replacement double glazed windows (3 no x side and 1 no x rear), replacement "front" door to side elevation and installation of 3 no lamps
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
13 Lower Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2017)
£160,000
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Lower Road homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
13 Lower Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,252
Street avg £3,279
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 8NS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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