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About 5 Drivers End
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Drivers End is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Codicote, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8TR). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Held since June 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £845,000 sits 333.3% above the 1995 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 73.8% below the postcode norm. At 170 m² it sits well below the postcode median (265 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Drivers End's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Drivers End, Codicote, Hitchin, SG4 8TR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2016ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Drivers End was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£845,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1995)
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Drivers End homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Drivers End is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,147
Street avg £3,910
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 279 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 8TR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 26 points of interest in total.
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