28, KINGS DOWN, HITCHIN, SG4 9QP - £480,000

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

28 KINGS DOWN is a small extended detached house of 111m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975. It was last sold for £480,000 in April 2018, which was around 31% below the average April 2018 detached price in the North Hertfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2024, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

28 KINGS DOWN Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 28 KINGS DOWN 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 28 KINGS DOWN 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
2018 5 APR	£480,000	£692,429	31% below HPI
1995 19 MAY	£74,000	£126,595	42% below HPI

28 KINGS DOWN 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 28 KINGS DOWN sales from May 1995 and April 2018 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 May 1995 sale was for 42% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 42% below the HPI over time, until the April 2018 sale, where it rises to 31% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 31% below the HPI.

What might 28 KINGS DOWN be worth now?

28 KINGS DOWN might now be worth an estimated £549,103.

This is based on house price inflation of 14.4%, between April 2018 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 14.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 28 KINGS DOWN of £480,000 on 5th April 2018. For the value to have increased from £480,000 to £549,103 over the five years and four months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 28 KINGS DOWN has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the North Hertfordshire local authority area.
• The April 2018 sale price of £480,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 28 KINGS DOWN has not materially changed since April 2018.

How Large is 28 KINGS DOWN?

28 KINGS DOWN is 111m², which includes three extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2024. This puts it in the smallest 40% 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 28 KINGS DOWN lies on this distribution: 35% of detached houses houses are smaller than 28 KINGS DOWN, and 64% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Hitchin.

28 KINGS DOWN: Plot and Title Map

28 KINGS DOWN sits on a plot of roughly 0.053 of an acre, or 216m². The below map shows the location of 28 KINGS DOWN, 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 28 KINGS DOWN). 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 28 KINGS DOWN?

28 KINGS DOWN is located in HITCHIN, in the SG4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 28 on KINGS DOWN.