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Get started17 Tithe Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Codicote, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8UX). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £760,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Erection of detached rear garden room.
Latest sale on 17 Tithe Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£806,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 22 years.
£760,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 22 years.
Floor Area for 17 Tithe Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,086
Street avg £4,753
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
Wall insulation upgraded
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part two storey and part single storey front and rear extensions following demolition of existing conservatory
1 more application for this property
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18 February 2021Most recent
£760,000
+40.7%over 2 years28 March 2018
£540,000
+121.3%over 16 years4 May 2001
£244,000
+63.8%over 2 years9 October 1998
£149,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG4 8UX: £545,000 (2025–2021).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
SG4 8UX
Peace Memorial Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Codicote Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
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