8 Francis Road, Hinxworth, Baldock, SG7 5HL

8 Francis Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hinxworth, Baldock, Baldock (SG7 5HL). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 is 31.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.