21, HAWTHORN CLOSE, HITCHIN, SG5 2BW - £400,000

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

21 HAWTHORN CLOSE is a very small detached house of 56m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975. It was last sold for £400,000 in May 2017, which was around 37% below the average May 2017 detached price in the North Hertfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2017, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

21 HAWTHORN CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 21 HAWTHORN CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the North Hertfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 21 HAWTHORN 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
2017 5 MAY	£400,000	£634,503	37% below HPI
2004 25 MAR	£197,500	£351,961	44% below HPI
1999 14 MAY	£110,000	£173,643	37% below HPI

21 HAWTHORN 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 three 21 HAWTHORN CLOSE sales between May 1999 and May 2017 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 March 2004 sale was for 44% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 44% below the HPI over time, until the May 2017 sale, where it rises to 37% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 37% below the HPI.

What might 21 HAWTHORN CLOSE be worth now?

21 HAWTHORN CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £499,360.

This is based on house price inflation of 24.8%, between May 2017 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 24.8% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 21 HAWTHORN CLOSE of £400,000 on 5th May 2017. For the value to have increased from £400,000 to £499,360 over the six years and five months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 21 HAWTHORN CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the North Hertfordshire local authority area.
• The May 2017 sale price of £400,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 21 HAWTHORN CLOSE has not materially changed since May 2017.

How Large is 21 HAWTHORN CLOSE?

21 HAWTHORN CLOSE is 56m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2017. This puts it in the smallest 10% 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 21 HAWTHORN CLOSE lies on this distribution: 1% of detached houses houses are smaller than 21 HAWTHORN CLOSE, and 99% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Hitchin.

21 HAWTHORN CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

21 HAWTHORN CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.170 of an acre, or 687m². The below map shows the location of 21 HAWTHORN 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 21 HAWTHORN 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 21 HAWTHORN CLOSE?

21 HAWTHORN CLOSE is located in HITCHIN, in the SG5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 21 on HAWTHORN CLOSE.