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4 sales on record
About 1b
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1b is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hitchin (SG4 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 is 10.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£639/sq ft) was about 107.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Sold April 2021 for £385,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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 2022.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1b, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2022RenovationFullGranted
Insertion of replacement garage door
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 1b has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£385,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 24 years.
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 habitable rooms, 1b runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,875
Street avg £5,034
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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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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Beautiful places to visit nearby
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