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About 7 New Town
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 New Town is a semi-detached house in Codicote, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8UG). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 sits 69% above the 2010 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2021. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 60 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 20 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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 New Town, Codicote, Hitchin, SG4 8UG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2021Loft ConversionOutlineGranted
Insertion of dormer window to existing rear roofslope and rooflights to existing front roofslope to facilitate conversion of loftspace into habitable accommodation
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
7 New Town valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2010)
£210,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other New Town homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
7 New Town outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,500
Street avg £4,240
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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 8UG 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.
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