26, Darwin Lane
26, Darwin Lane
Description & Estimates
26, Darwin Lane, Hitchin is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 1,130 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 26, Darwin Lane, Hitchin is £486,859 and its rental estimate is £2,067 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Darwin Lane, Fairfield, Hitchin, SG5 falls within the SG5 postal district.
Our Data Sources
26, Darwin Lane, Hitchin has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 2024 and a single entry in the EPC database dated October 2024.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 26, Darwin Lane, Hitchin, we estimate a market value of £511,202 and a rental value of £2,170 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £452,779 and £1,922 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 26, Darwin Lane, Hitchin has seen its estimated sale value move down by £4,652 (1.0%) and its estimated rental value increase by £54 per month (2.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.1%.
Energy Efficiency
26, Darwin Lane, Hitchin has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 01 Oct 2024.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 26, Darwin Lane, Hitchin completed on 18th October 2024 at £515,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 2.0% over the period since October 2024.
- Sold Oct 2024£515,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 26, Darwin Lane, Hitchin have sold within a radius of 1.1 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 21st March 2025, was 61, Cavendish Lane, Hitchin, SG5 4SL, a freehold house which sold for £499,950.
Read more about house prices in SG5.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 37 addresses on Darwin Lane, Fairfield, Hitchin, SG5, 26, Darwin Lane, Hitchin comes out as the 21st largest and the 12th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £31k more expensive than the average property across the SG5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 600mFairfield Park Lower School
- 1.0kmStonehill School
- 1.3kmRoecroft Lower School
- 3.0kmFearnhill School
- 3.8kmThe Highfield School
- 3.8kmThe Knights Templar School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 26, Darwin Lane, Hitchin, the nearest station is Letchworth Garden City, 2.6 kilometres away.
- 2.6kmLetchworth Garden City
- 3.1kmArlesey
- 3.8kmBaldock
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
