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About 196 High Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
196 High Street is a semi-detached house in Codicote, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8UB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 60.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2024 for £465,000.
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
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 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.
Price for 196 High Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2024)
£465,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 41 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 196 High Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,794
Street avg £4,059
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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 8UB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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