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About 16 Darley Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Darley Road is a semi-detached house in Breachwood Green, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8PD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in September 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 82.5% above the 2007 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 25.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 6 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 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.
16 Darley Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2007)
£240,000
Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Darley Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 16 Darley Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,077
Street avg £2,814
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 8PD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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