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About 38 Benslow Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
38 Benslow Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Hitchin (SG4 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£743/sq ft) was about 145.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £1,575,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
38 Benslow Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 38 Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 38 Benslow Lane is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jul 2025Tree WorksTreesNo Objection
T1: Silver Birch - Fell to close to ground level. T2: Cedar - Reduce in height by 2.5-3m, re-shape remaining crown to balance and remove deadwood
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,630,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2021)
£1,575,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 16 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.
Price per m² for 38 Benslow Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,995
Street avg £5,002
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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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