1, The Birches, Hitchin occupies a 233 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

Of the 6 other houses in this postcode, 4 have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the largest.

1, The Birches, Hitchin has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 03 May 2017.

The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

1, The Birches, Hitchin last changed hands on 17th October 2025, selling for £535,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

That is its only recorded sale since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 4.0% since October 2025.

• Sold Oct 2025£535,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 78 sales of comparable properties within 1.9 kilometres of 1, The Birches, Hitchin since 2018.

Most recently, 6, Hill Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YH, a freehold house, sold at £515,000 on the 21st July 2025.

Read more about house prices in SG4.

• Sold Jul 2025£515,000 | 4 Bed House6, Hill Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YH6, Hill Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YH
• Sold Jun 2025£590,000 | 4 Bed House211, Valley Road South, Hitchin, SG4 8UH211, Valley Road South, Hitchin, SG4 8UH
• Sold Mar 2025£545,000 | 4 Bed House30, Grange Rise, Hitchin, SG4 8YR30, Grange Rise, Hitchin, SG4 8YR
• Sold Feb 2025£540,000 | 4 Bed House179B, High Street, Hitchin, SG4 8UD179B, High Street, Hitchin, SG4 8UD
• Sold Jan 2025£590,000 | 4 Bed House2, Valley Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YA2, Valley Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YA
• Sold Jan 2025£555,000 | 4 Bed House2, Gomer Close, Hitchin, SG4 8XP2, Gomer Close, Hitchin, SG4 8XP
• Sold Aug 2024£400,000 | 4 Bed House24, Valley Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YA24, Valley Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YA
• Sold Mar 2024£525,000 | 4 Bed House15, Gomer Close, Hitchin, SG4 8XP15, Gomer Close, Hitchin, SG4 8XP
• Sold Sep 2022£710,000 | 4 Bed House156, High Street, Hitchin, SG4 8UB156, High Street, Hitchin, SG4 8UB
• Sold Jul 2022£747,500 | 4 Bed House17, Valley Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YA17, Valley Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YA
• Sold May 2022£487,500 | 4 Bed House75, New Town, Hitchin, SG4 8UQ75, New Town, Hitchin, SG4 8UQ
• Sold Apr 2022£508,500 | 4 Bed House171, High Street, Hitchin, SG4 8UD171, High Street, Hitchin, SG4 8UD
• Sold Apr 2022£525,000 | 4 Bed House12, Gomer Close, Hitchin, SG4 8XP12, Gomer Close, Hitchin, SG4 8XP
• Sold Nov 2021£460,000 | 4 Bed House13, Hill Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YH13, Hill Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YH
• Sold Jun 2021£565,000 | 4 Bed House4, Valley Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YA4, Valley Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YA
• Sold Jun 2021£625,000 | 4 Bed House181, High Street, Hitchin, SG4 8UD181, High Street, Hitchin, SG4 8UD
• Sold May 2021£440,000 | 4 Bed House166, High Street, Hitchin, SG4 8UB166, High Street, Hitchin, SG4 8UB
• Sold Jul 2019£575,000 | 4 Bed House10, Valley Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YA10, Valley Road, Hitchin, SG4 8YA
• Sold Feb 2019£435,000 | 4 Bed House6, The Birches, Hitchin, SG4 8UL6, The Birches, Hitchin, SG4 8UL
• Sold Mar 2018£515,000 | 4 Bed House1, Grange Rise, Hitchin, SG4 8YR1, Grange Rise, Hitchin, SG4 8YR

Our analysis of the public data ranks 1, The Birches, Hitchin as the 2nd largest and the 2nd most expensive of the 6 addresses on The Birches, Codicote, Hitchin, SG4.

Against the SG4 postcode district average, it is £11k more expensive than the typical property.

• Codicote Church of England Primary School

  600 m away
• Oaklands Primary School

  2.4 km away
• Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  2.5 km away

• Monk's Walk School

  3.3 km away
• Ridgeway Academy

  6.1 km away
• Barnwell School

  6.1 km away

• Knebworth

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  3.7 km away
• Welwyn North

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  3.7 km away
• Welwyn Garden City

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  5.4 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.