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Get started42 Conquest Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Hitchin (SG4 9DP). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £588,000 is 27.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £462,500 in December 2019.
42 Conquest Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
42 Conquest Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 9 years.
£462,500
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 9 years.
42 Conquest Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,672
Street avg £4,653
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Maples — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Ventilation system changed
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18 December 2019Most recent
£462,500
+66.7%over 9 years25 June 2010
£277,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG4 9DP: £476,000 (2025–2024).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
SG4 9JS
Closest school
0.4 km
Whitehill Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB
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