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EPC B
About 3 Orchard Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Orchard Way is a semi-detached house in Breachwood Green, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8NT). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
At 66 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 28 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Orchard Way's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Oct 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Orchard Way has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Orchard Way homes
Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 3 Orchard Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
85 (B)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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