15, PORTMAN CLOSE, HITCHIN, SG5 2UX - £264,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

15 PORTMAN CLOSE is a very small detached house of 86m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975. It was last sold for £264,000 in December 2013, which was around 44% below the average December 2013 detached price in the North Hertfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2013, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

15 PORTMAN CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 15 PORTMAN CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the North Hertfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 15 PORTMAN CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2013 10 DEC	£264,000	£469,021	44% below HPI
1996 8 NOV	£74,000	£132,523	44% below HPI

15 PORTMAN CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the North Hertfordshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 15 PORTMAN CLOSE sales from November 1996 and December 2013 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the November 1996 sale was for 44% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 44% below the HPI over time, until the December 2013 sale, which was also at 44% below the HPI.

What might 15 PORTMAN CLOSE be worth now?

15 PORTMAN CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £445,861.

This is based on house price inflation of 68.9%, between December 2013 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the North Hertfordshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 68.9% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 15 PORTMAN CLOSE of £264,000 on 10th December 2013. For the value to have increased from £264,000 to £445,861 over the eleven years to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 15 PORTMAN CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the North Hertfordshire local authority area.
• The December 2013 sale price of £264,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 15 PORTMAN CLOSE has not materially changed since December 2013.

How Large is 15 PORTMAN CLOSE?

15 PORTMAN CLOSE is 86m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2013. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Hitchin, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Hitchin, and where 15 PORTMAN CLOSE lies on this distribution: 12% of detached houses houses are smaller than 15 PORTMAN CLOSE, and 88% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Hitchin.

15 PORTMAN CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

15 PORTMAN CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.058 of an acre, or 236m². The below map shows the location of 15 PORTMAN CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 15 PORTMAN CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 15 PORTMAN CLOSE?

15 PORTMAN CLOSE is located in HITCHIN, in the SG5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 15 on PORTMAN CLOSE.