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Get started21 Folly Path is a two-bedroom detached house in Hitchin (SG4 9DU). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 47 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (47–88 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (73 versus a worst of 25). The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good.
Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 sits 307.6% above the 1999 sale of £52,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 56.4% below the postcode norm. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).
21 Folly Path's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 4 years.
£52,500
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 4 years.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Maples — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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7 October 1999Most recent
£52,500
+45.8%over 3 years17 November 1995
£36,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG4 9DU: £335,320 (2024–2017).
SG4 9EX
Closest school
0.2 km
Whitehill Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB
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