Detached 2 sales on record

33 BROWNING DRIVE

HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0QR

£887,500

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop North Herts College 0.1 miles
Train station Hitchin 0.1 miles
Shop Finch & Garter 0.2 miles
University University of Bedfordshire 7.5 miles
Hospital Unknown 7.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

2

Floor area

151 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1976-1982

Last sold

£887,500 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£5,877/m²

Local average

£948,362 (29 sales)

Street crime

173 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 14/01/2026

Expiry date: 13/01/2036

Current heating cost: £1,052/year

Potential heating cost: £1,052/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,000

Recommendations

  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 26/02/2026 £887,500 Detached +101.1% £907,033 to April 2026 View transaction
Sold 19/12/2014 £441,250 Detached — £677,091 to April 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event Date Price
sold 01/01/2026 £887,500
listed 06/11/2025 £850,000
sold 01/01/2014 £441,250

Photos · Open listing

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Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
3 BENSLOW RISE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9QX £1,325,000 09/05/2025 Detached
48 BENSLOW RISE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9QY £1,225,000 21/10/2022 Detached
39A BENSLOW RISE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9QY £1,500,000 16/09/2022 Detached
55 BENSLOW RISE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9QY £850,000 18/02/2022 Detached
27 GIBSON CLOSE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0RS £635,000 18/10/2021 Detached
17 GIBSON CLOSE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0RS £625,000 27/09/2021 Detached

Area average: £1,026,667 (6 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 76.7%
10y growth 85.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North Hertfordshire. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 3.2%
5y (index) 16.5%
10y (index) 32%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for North Hertfordshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,282/mo
Realistic £1,424/mo
Optimistic £1,566/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → North Hertfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Stevenage & North Herts: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.16%
Max investor price (0.8%) £178,000
Target investor price (1%) £142,400
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 52
Anti-social behaviour 50
Shoplifting 22
Drugs 11
Other theft 10
Criminal damage and arson 6
Public order 5
Robbery 5
Bicycle theft 3
Burglary 3
Vehicle crime 3
Other crime 2
Possession of weapons 1
Total incidents 173

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin Primary 0.3 miles Outstanding — 11 Nov 2018
William Ransom Primary School Primary 0.4 miles Outstanding — 9 Jan 2015
Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 8 Jun 2011
Purwell Primary School Primary 0.5 miles — (Inspected (no overall grade))
Mary Exton Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 15 Nov 2022

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued Work completed Windows Doors
03/01/2021 30/11/2020 11 2