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About 1 Benslow Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Benslow Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Hitchin (SG4 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,029,000 is 31.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £781,000 in June 2020.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Benslow Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Benslow Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2009ExtensionOutlineGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement single storey rear extension
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£1,029,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£781,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Benslow Lane homes
Four headline reads against 37 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 1 Benslow Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,975
Street avg £5,089
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Verulam Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG4 9RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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