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Get started8a is a detached house in Baldock (SG7 5AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
It hasn't traded since June 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £691,000 sits 79.9% above the 2010 sale of £384,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 17.5% below the postcode norm. At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey rear extension following removal of rear conservatory and insertion of rear dormer window and rear roof light following removal of existing rear dormer window
8a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£691,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 7 years.
£384,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 7 years.
On floor area, 8a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,259
Street avg £3,477
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Baldock Railway Station — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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3 June 2010Most recent
£384,000
+53.6%over 7 years11 February 2003
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG7 5AQ: £340,000 (2024–2017).
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Closest school
0.4 km
The Knights Templar School. 11 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB
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