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Get started5 Grange Rise is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Codicote, Hitchin, Hitchin (SG4 8YR). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 sits 100.8% above the 2009 sale of £250,000. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2024. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Replace existing front elevation garage door with window to facilitate conversion of garage into habitable accommodation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£502,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Habitable Rooms for 5 Grange Rise lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,778
Street avg £3,816
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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23 September 2009Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG4 8YR: £420,000 (2025–2019).
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
SG4 8SD
Valley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Codicote Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB
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