42, THE AVENUE, HITCHIN, SG4 9RQ - £1,050,000

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

42 THE AVENUE is a very large detached house of 199m², built sometime between 1900 and 1929. It was last sold for £1,050,000 in March 2014, which was around 121% above the average March 2014 detached price in the North Hertfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2013, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

42 THE AVENUE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 42 THE AVENUE 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 42 THE AVENUE sales were for above 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
2014 25 MAR	£1,050,000	£475,774	121% above HPI
1997 6 JAN	£235,000	£132,678	77% above HPI

42 THE AVENUE 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 42 THE AVENUE sales from January 1997 and March 2014 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 January 1997 sale was for 77% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 77% above the HPI over time, until the March 2014 sale, where it rises to 121% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 121% above the HPI.

What might 42 THE AVENUE be worth now?

42 THE AVENUE might now be worth an estimated £1,748,140.

This is based on house price inflation of 66.5%, between March 2014 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 66.5% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 42 THE AVENUE of £1,050,000 on 25th March 2014. For the value to have increased from £1,050,000 to £1,748,140 over the nine years and three months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 42 THE AVENUE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the North Hertfordshire local authority area.
• The March 2014 sale price of £1,050,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 42 THE AVENUE has not materially changed since March 2014.

How Large is 42 THE AVENUE?

42 THE AVENUE is 199m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2013. This puts it in the largest 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 42 THE AVENUE lies on this distribution: 89% of detached houses houses are smaller than 42 THE AVENUE, and 10% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Hitchin.

42 THE AVENUE: Plot and Title Map

42 THE AVENUE sits on a plot of roughly 0.189 of an acre, or 765m². The below map shows the location of 42 THE AVENUE, 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 42 THE AVENUE). 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 42 THE AVENUE?

42 THE AVENUE is located in HITCHIN, in the SG4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 42 on THE AVENUE.