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Get started8 Broadmead is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hitchin (SG4 9LU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 52.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 120 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. A recent sale: £675,000 in August 2025.
8 Broadmead ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Latest sale on 8 Broadmead was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£658,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 30 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 30 years.
8 Broadmead is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,625
Street avg £4,028
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oakfield Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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21 August 2025Most recent
£675,000
+82.4%over 13 years9 January 2012
£370,000
+180.3%over 12 years9 July 1999
£132,000
+69.2%over 4 years28 June 1995
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG4 9LU: £549,995 (2023–2018).
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
SG4 9EJ
Closest school
0.2 km
Whitehill Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB
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