Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started1 Lye Hill, Breachwood Green, Hitchin, SG4 8PP
Notable views
About 1 Lye Hill
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Lye Hill is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Breachwood Green, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8PP). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £666,000 is 11% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £600,000.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Lye Hill, Breachwood Green, Hitchin, SG4 8PP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2019Loft ConversionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey
Single storey rear extension, first floor side extension, insertion of ground floor front window following removal of garage door to facilitate garage conversion. Hip to gable roof extension and insertion of 3 rear velux roof lights to facilitate loft conversion.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 1 Lye Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£666,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2023)
£600,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Lye Hill homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 1 Lye Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,636
Street avg £3,276
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 8PP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 29 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Lye Hill, Breachwood Green, Hitchin, SG4 8PP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.