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About 1 Lion Yard
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Lion Yard is a five-bedroom detached house in Kimpton, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8RT). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £741,000 is 26.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 30.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £585,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- 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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Lion Yard, Kimpton, Hitchin, SG4 8RT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Lion Yard has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2015ExtensionOutlinePrior Approval Not Required
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with the following dimension:Length (measured from rear wall of original house) - 3.2 metres
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£741,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2021)
£585,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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