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Get started6 Benslow Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hitchin (SG4 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 sits 86.6% above the 2012 sale of £298,000. Last sold in January 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear infill extension incorporating pitched roof to replace existing flat roof; insertion of first floor side window
6 Benslow Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£298,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
6 Benslow Lane is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,506
Street avg £5,131
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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13 January 2012Most recent
£298,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG4 9RE: £1,100,000 (2025–2022).
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
SG4 9NJ
Closest school
0.2 km
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin. 20 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB
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