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HOUSE PRICES
House prices in Hitchin
SG5 4HD · Central Bedfordshire · England
Understand the market. Compare recorded sold prices with the official wider-area trend.
SG5 4HDChange
House prices at a glance
Read the recorded sale sample alongside the official wider-area benchmark.
June 2026
June 2026 compared with a year earlier
The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.
What could that cost each month?
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More market detail Monthly change and recorded sale range
- Official monthly change
- 0.0%Central Bedfordshire · June 2026 vs previous month
Official average by property type
Central Bedfordshire · June 2026 · UK House Price Index
Detached£609,871
Semi-detached£377,764
Terraced£298,788
Flat / maisonette£173,703
PRICE HISTORY
How house prices have changed over the last 10 years
This shows the average price for the wider local market each year, so you can quickly see whether prices have risen, fallen or stayed fairly flat.
2016 average price£284,263
2026 average price£356,453
Change over the period+25.4%Average prices are higher than at the start of the chart.
SCHOOLS
What schools are nearby?
We found 6 primary schools among the nearest results to SG5 4HD. Distances are approximate, so always check the school's own admissions and catchment information if it matters to your move.
Roecroft Lower School
Primary · Ages 5–9
0.5 miles away · SG5 4PF
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Fairfield Park Lower School
Primary · Ages 3–9
1.3 miles away · SG5 4FD
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Derwent Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11
2.4 miles away · SG16 6BA
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Ickleford Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11
3.5 miles away · SG5 3TG
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Stondon Lower School
Primary · Ages 5–9
3.7 miles away · SG16 6LQ
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Strathmore Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Ages 3–7
4.2 miles away · SG5 1XR
See inspection details REPORTED CRIME
What has been reported nearby?
Reported incidents within roughly one mile of this postcode in the latest available month.
Reported incidents61Within about 1 mile · July 2026
Most common categories
25Anti-social behaviour18Violence & sexual offences4Drugs3Other theft
How to read this
Source: data.police.uk. Street-level locations are approximate and the data is updated monthly.
This is a count of reports, not a crime-rate score. Police.uk deliberately moves incident locations to nearby map points to protect privacy, so it should be used to understand the wider area rather than a particular house or street corner.
ROADS & TRANSPORT
Nearest strategic road connection
How close this area is to National Highways’ mapped motorway and trunk-road network. This does not include every local A-road.
Nearest major roadA1Nearest suitable mapped road we found to this postcode
Approx. distance1.2 milesStraight-line distance — the route by road will usually be longer
Useful to know
Source: National Highways Network Model Public. Distance is measured to the nearest mapped Strategic Road Network motorway or A-road link.
This is a quick location guide rather than a journey-time estimate. Traffic, junction access and the route from a particular home can make the driving distance longer.
DRIVING CHARGES
Are there driving charges to know about?
Clean-air, congestion and road-charging information where relevant.
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Council & utilities
Who runs local services and which infrastructure networks are likely to serve this postcode area.
The local authority returned for SG5 4HD.
Water and wastewater boundaries can differ, so confirm the exact address.
Check exact water supplier ↗This is the local network operator area, not the energy retailer chosen by the occupier.
Nearby EV charging
Mapped charging locations returned around this place, with indicative power and operator details where available.
Charger information is temporarily unavailable
Sources: Open Charge Map when configured, with a key-free OpenStreetMap/Overpass fallback. Distances are straight-line estimates from the representative postcode point. Availability and status are not guaranteed to be live, so check the operator before travelling.
Searches cover roughly 6 miles from the selected place. This is mapped information, not live availability. Check the operator before travelling.
Check Open Charge Map ↗PUBLIC TRANSPORT
What public transport is nearby?
The nearest mapped railway station, nearby bus stops and bus routes around this postcode.
Nearest railway stationArleseyAbout 1.4 miles away in a straight line
Nearest mapped bus stops
No mapped bus stops were returned for this postcode.
Useful to know
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, via the Overpass API. Route coverage depends on current community mapping.
Distances are straight-line estimates, not walking routes. Stops, services and timetables can change, so confirm the journey with the operator before relying on it.
EMPLOYMENT
Local unemployment
The latest official estimate for the wider local-authority area around this postcode.
Unemployment rate3.3%Central Bedfordshire
Estimated unemployed5,500Latest available period
How to read this
Source: Office for National Statistics model-based estimates of unemployment, via Nomis.
The percentage is the estimated share of economically active people aged 16 and over who are unemployed in the wider council area. It is not a postcode-level unemployment rate.
POLITICS & REPRESENTATION
Current MPAlistair StrathernLabourUK Parliament profile ↗
Who represents this area?
Parliamentary constituency: Hitchin
At the 2024 general election, Labour received the largest share of votes in this constituency (43.9%).
Current MP: UK Parliament Members API. Election history: House of Commons Library and UK Parliament.
How this area has votedWinning party and vote share at recent general elections
Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older election results may not cover exactly the same streets. Where a like-for-like 2019 result on today's boundaries is available, we use it.
BROADBAND & MOBILE
How good is the internet and mobile signal here?
We use Ofcom data for SG5 4HD to give you a quick idea of the broadband speeds and mobile coverage you may be able to get. It is a postcode-level guide, so an individual home can be better or worse.
Typical top download speed10,000.0 MbpsA typical maximum across addresses in this postcode
Typical top upload speed10,000.0 MbpsA typical maximum across addresses in this postcode
Fastest address-level prediction10,000.0 MbpsThe highest predicted maximum Ofcom returned here
Mobile data coverageShare of addresses in this postcode where Ofcom predicts a likely data signal.
EE100% likely outdoors0% likely indoors
Three100% likely outdoors0% likely indoors
O2100% likely outdoors0% likely indoors
Vodafone100% likely outdoors0% likely indoors
Want to check 5G? Ofcom's mobile checker shows predicted 4G and 5G coverage by network for this postcode. Coverage inside a particular home can still vary.
AIRCRAFT & AIRPORTS
Nearest major airport: Luton Airport
Luton Airport is about 11.3 miles away. Airport distance is a starting point only and does not show whether a home is under a flight path.
What does this mean?
Source: Defra strategic airport-noise mapping (2022) and airport location data. Airport distance is straight-line distance and does not mean a home is directly under a flight path.
This postcode is not in a strategic aircraft-noise band that we can quote from the national map. That does not guarantee you will never hear aircraft.
Luton Airport
About 11.3 miles away
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