Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started2a, London Road, Hitchin, SG4 9EX
1 planning record
About 2a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2a is a semi-detached house in Hitchin (SG4 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2022, sale prices here grew 0% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £691,000 is 15.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 142.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £600,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2a, London Road, Hitchin, SG4 9EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jun 2020New BuildAmendmentGranted
Detached 4 bed dwelling together with associated parking following demolition of existing garage serving no. 2 London Road (as amended by drawing 15711-P01E received 28/11/2017 and drawing 15711-P02D received 01/12/2017).Variation of conditions 2 and 10 of planning permission 17/02604/1 granted 19.12.2017 by removing requirement for obscure glazing of first floor window.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£691,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Maples — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 9EX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 47 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2a, London Road, Hitchin, SG4 9EX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.