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3 sales on record
About 5 Orchard Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Orchard Way is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Breachwood Green, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8NT). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it's 24.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Orchard Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Dec 2021
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Orchard Way has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£395,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2021)
£370,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Orchard Way homes
Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, 5 Orchard Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,591
Street avg £3,260
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
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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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 8NT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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