UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/sg5
SG5Hitchin, North Hertfordshire, England
House prices in SG5, Hitchin
Homes in SG5 sold for a median of £447,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,090 standard sales.
That makes it the seventh most expensive of the 18 SG postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 279 | £665,000 | £530,000 to £873,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 324 | £480,000 | £405,000 to £581,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 258 | £410,000 | £335,000 to £490,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 229 | £262,000 | £197,000 to £315,000 | Too few |
Only 38 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Semi-detached houses and detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 30% and 26% of sales.
Flats here sold for a median of £262,000, 27% more than the £206,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
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Where prices are higher in SG5
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in SG5 3, around Ickleford and Shillington, with a median of £545,000, and lowest in SG5 4, around Stotfold, at £425,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in SG5 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 147 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| SG5 2EA | £1,210,000 | 3 |
| SG5 2BS | £1,025,000 | 3 |
| SG5 2BT | £960,000 | 3 |
| SG5 3FX | £955,000 | 30 |
| SG5 1UG | £930,000 | 3 |
| SG5 2HY | £912,500 | 3 |
| SG5 2QU | £887,500 | 4 |
| SG5 2JE | £877,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1JW | £830,000 | 5 |
| SG5 1XF | £780,000 | 3 |
| SG5 2BN | £730,000 | 3 |
| SG5 3FT | £707,500 | 24 |
| SG5 4FW | £700,000 | 4 |
| SG5 4QD | £700,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1PA | £690,500 | 4 |
| SG5 1XQ | £685,500 | 4 |
| SG5 3QT | £670,000 | 8 |
| SG5 2LU | £655,000 | 5 |
| SG5 1XJ | £650,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4SJ | £650,000 | 5 |
| SG5 1UA | £625,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1XG | £625,000 | 5 |
| SG5 4EY | £620,000 | 5 |
| SG5 4FB | £620,000 | 5 |
| SG5 1TR | £615,000 | 6 |
| SG5 1PD | £611,500 | 4 |
| SG5 4FT | £610,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1UE | £608,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1RD | £601,500 | 6 |
| SG5 4SA | £600,000 | 3 |
| SG5 3XT | £590,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4HB | £590,000 | 3 |
| SG5 2DY | £580,000 | 5 |
| SG5 1RB | £579,000 | 6 |
| SG5 4HD | £575,000 | 4 |
| SG5 3SL | £561,500 | 3 |
| SG5 2JG | £555,000 | 4 |
| SG5 3BG | £550,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1TL | £549,500 | 4 |
| SG5 1PZ | £532,500 | 3 |
| SG5 2LA | £530,000 | 4 |
| SG5 2UL | £530,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1QZ | £527,500 | 7 |
| SG5 4FR | £525,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4NG | £523,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1PE | £520,500 | 3 |
| SG5 1QH | £515,000 | 5 |
| SG5 3PE | £515,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1SS | £512,500 | 6 |
| SG5 4HT | £510,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1NN | £500,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4SN | £500,000 | 15 |
| SG5 4SL | £497,500 | 16 |
| SG5 4SP | £495,000 | 14 |
| SG5 1TX | £492,000 | 5 |
| SG5 2UN | £490,000 | 4 |
| SG5 4JX | £490,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4JZ | £485,000 | 6 |
| SG5 4RT | £472,500 | 8 |
| SG5 4JE | £470,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4PB | £467,000 | 4 |
| SG5 4AN | £465,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4HP | £461,000 | 4 |
| SG5 3FW | £457,500 | 12 |
| SG5 4FD | £452,500 | 6 |
| SG5 1NW | £450,000 | 5 |
| SG5 1TZ | £450,000 | 3 |
| SG5 3DF | £450,000 | 4 |
| SG5 3YA | £450,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4GL | £450,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4HE | £450,000 | 3 |
| SG5 2JJ | £442,500 | 6 |
| SG5 4NE | £440,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4SD | £438,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4GA | £435,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4PJ | £435,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4RZ | £430,000 | 4 |
| SG5 2JL | £426,000 | 5 |
| SG5 2QE | £425,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4HG | £425,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4ST | £425,000 | 3 |
| SG5 2TA | £418,500 | 3 |
| SG5 4AT | £416,500 | 4 |
| SG5 4AS | £415,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4GJ | £415,000 | 5 |
| SG5 3RE | £410,000 | 5 |
| SG5 4DE | £410,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4ER | £410,000 | 5 |
| SG5 4JJ | £410,000 | 7 |
| SG5 4ET | £406,500 | 4 |
| SG5 2AX | £402,500 | 4 |
| SG5 4QF | £402,500 | 6 |
| SG5 2EJ | £399,000 | 10 |
| SG5 3TH | £397,500 | 4 |
| SG5 1QL | £395,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4RS | £395,000 | 8 |
| SG5 2XH | £393,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4EQ | £392,000 | 3 |
| SG5 3NZ | £391,500 | 4 |
| SG5 4DY | £383,500 | 5 |
| SG5 4LL | £377,500 | 3 |
| SG5 4LF | £375,000 | 8 |
| SG5 4LY | £372,500 | 4 |
| SG5 4NJ | £369,500 | 3 |
| SG5 4LA | £367,500 | 6 |
| SG5 1AU | £355,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4HQ | £352,000 | 4 |
| SG5 4AR | £346,000 | 3 |
| SG5 3LJ | £345,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1QB | £342,500 | 4 |
| SG5 4LJ | £342,500 | 3 |
| SG5 4TB | £337,500 | 3 |
| SG5 4JA | £330,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4LB | £330,000 | 3 |
| SG5 3LL | £320,000 | 3 |
| SG5 2BE | £318,000 | 7 |
| SG5 1TP | £314,500 | 4 |
| SG5 2DJ | £307,500 | 4 |
| SG5 4EA | £306,000 | 5 |
| SG5 1TF | £300,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1QW | £293,000 | 7 |
| SG5 1AR | £292,500 | 4 |
| SG5 1LF | £292,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1PF | £290,000 | 3 |
| SG5 3NS | £290,000 | 6 |
| SG5 4FZ | £290,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1LN | £287,500 | 4 |
| SG5 1QF | £286,500 | 4 |
| SG5 4FX | £285,000 | 12 |
| SG5 2JR | £284,000 | 17 |
| SG5 1RY | £282,000 | 12 |
| SG5 4BX | £280,000 | 3 |
| SG5 1EZ | £275,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4PT | £271,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4FY | £254,000 | 11 |
| SG5 3TD | £250,000 | 6 |
| SG5 2BH | £247,500 | 3 |
| SG5 3NB | £215,000 | 7 |
| SG5 1YB | £210,500 | 3 |
| SG5 4LW | £210,000 | 5 |
| SG5 2TJ | £198,000 | 3 |
| SG5 4JP | £190,000 | 5 |
| SG5 1EJ | £168,000 | 8 |
| SG5 1HF | £157,500 | 8 |
| SG5 1LJ | £108,000 | 9 |
| SG5 2EW | £81,500 | 5 |
| SG5 2EX | £77,500 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 34%, from £350,000 in 2016 to £470,000 in 2025, close to the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.
Postcode districts in the North Hertfordshire council area
Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. SG5 is the third cheapest.
- SG4 Hitchin£490,000
- SG3 Knebworth£470,000
- SG5 Hitchin, this district£447,000
- SG6 Letchworth Garden City£390,000
- SG7 Baldock£374,000
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of SG5, from the sales in SG5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Cadwell 84 sales£655,000
- Offa 66 sales£532,500
- Hitchin Bearton 207 sales£504,500
- Arlesey & Fairfield 160 sales£484,000
- Hitchin Oughton 115 sales£452,500
- Stotfold 256 sales£405,000
- Meppershall & Shillington 50 sales£387,500
- Hitchin Priory 160 sales£362,500
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £260,000 for a flat on William Ransom Way to £520,000 for a semi-detached house on Hitchin Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in SG5. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 75 Arlesey RoadSold for £337,000
- 120 Bearton RoadSold for £435,000
- 23 Cromwell WaySold for £375,000
- 7 John Hall CourtSold for £450,000
- 31 William Ransom WaySold for £260,000
- 25 North PlaceSold for £350,000
- 206 Hitchin RoadSold for £520,000
- 54 Bunyan RoadSold for £420,900
- 31 Baldock RoadSold for £420,000
- 4 Hitchin RoadSold for £400,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Cavendish Lane, Fairfield£500,00031 sales
- Ansell Grange, Ickleford£955,00030 sales
- Morello Way, Holwell Bury£707,50024 sales
- Kingsley Avenue, Fairfield£271,50022 sales
- Bancroft, Hitchin£377,50020 sales
Living in SG5
Crime
56 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 60 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 77% of homes can get it
Lower than 70 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
53% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,449 a year in North Hertfordshire for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | |
| B | 55 | |
| C | 448 | |
| D | 340 | |
| E | 54 | |
| F | 12 | |
| G | 4 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | ||
| 131 | ||
| 101 | ||
| 141 | ||
| 144 | ||
| 81 | ||
| 148 | ||
| 91 |
About these figures
The figures come from 1,090 standard sales in SG5 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 11% were new builds and 21% were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.