# 33 BROWNING DRIVE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0QR

## Property details

- Slug: `89d0160` (address key hash: `89d0160253779029c00ac8129655730272f00fb8`)
- Postcode: SG4 0QR
- Transactions on record: 2

- 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)

## Latest sale

- Price: £887,500
- Date: 2026-02-26
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 13/01/2036
- **Current heating cost:** £1,052/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/1136-5029-6500-0924-8292)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-26 | £887,500 | Detached | +101.1% | £907,033 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-2fc7-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2014-12-19 | £441,250 | Detached | — | £677,091 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/a47b26e5-4cae-4622-bf43-791df853a0aa) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 33 BROWNING DRIVE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0QR | £887,500 | 26/02/2026 | Detached |
| 33 BROWNING DRIVE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0QR | £441,250 | 19/12/2014 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [169070804](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c1bbd49)

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

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| 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)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 76.7%
- **10y growth:** 85.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North Hertfordshire; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 32%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (North Hertfordshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,282/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,424/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,566/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Stevenage & North Herts (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.16% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £178,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £142,400

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## 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.*

| 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 Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #14380300
- **Address:** 33 Browning Drive, HITCHIN, SG4 0QR
- **Certificate Issued:** 03/01/2021
- **Work Completed:** 30/11/2020
- **Items:** 11 window(s), 2 door(s)