SG4 8YJ

Old School Close, Hitchin

Median, last 3 years

£345,000

9 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£400,000

15 Jul 2026

Standard sales

115

since 1995 (+1 additional entry)

SG4 district median

£480,000

441 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced median £317,500 (6 sales) · Detached sold for £765,000 and £770,000 · Semi-detached sold for £440,000

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2012 to 2026. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

The paler 2026 bar covers January to August only, and its latest months are still filling in as sales are registered.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2026 (to August) (few sales)	£400,000	1
2025	£375,000	6
2024	£310,000	3
2023 (few sales)	£323,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£315,000	2
2021 (few sales)	£385,000	2
2020 (few sales)	£299,750	2
2019	£295,000	3
2018 (few sales)	£367,500	2
2017	£335,000	3
2016 (few sales)	£260,000	1
2015	£388,500	4
2014	£287,498	4
2013 (few sales)	£191,000	1
2012 (few sales)	£232,500	2
2011	£205,000	5
2010	£170,750	4
2009	£162,000	3
2008 (few sales)	£304,000	2
2007	£212,500	6
2006	£190,000	5
2004	£173,750	3
2003	£141,000	5
2002	£134,748	8
2001	£145,000	9
2000	£115,000	5
1999	£82,500	5
1998	£84,500	3
1997	£72,750	6
1996	£66,000	7
1995 (few sales)	£80,500	2

Sale history (116 records · 32 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
28, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 25 Jul 2008 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £177,500 (Aug 1996) · +170%	25 Jul 2008	Semi-detached · Freehold	£480,000
12, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 15 Feb 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £108,000 (Jan 2003) · +19%	15 Feb 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£128,000
22, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 16 Nov 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £81,000 (Sep 1999) · +141%	16 Nov 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£195,000
36, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 21 Sep 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £118,000 (Sep 2000) · +74%	21 Sep 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£205,000
52, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 5 Jul 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £218,500 (Aug 2006) · +5%	5 Jul 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£230,000
21, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 22 Jun 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £177,500 (May 2006) · +11%	22 Jun 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£197,236
39, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 27 Mar 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £175,000 (Jul 2002) · +26%	27 Mar 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£220,000
24, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 2 Feb 2007 · Terraced · Freehold	2 Feb 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£220,000
9, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 17 Nov 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £135,000 (Nov 2002) · +32%	17 Nov 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£178,500
52, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 31 Aug 2006 · Terraced · Freehold	31 Aug 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£218,500
37, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 3 Jul 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £129,950 (Jul 2002) · +46%	3 Jul 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£190,000
21, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 26 May 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £134,500 (Sep 2002) · +32%	26 May 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£177,500
16, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 23 Feb 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £186,500 (Dec 2001) · +34%	23 Feb 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£250,000
29, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 15 Oct 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £285,000 (Aug 2001) · +23%	15 Oct 2004	Detached · Freehold	£350,000
51, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 15 Jul 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	15 Jul 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£173,750
20, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 21 Jan 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £120,000 (Sep 2001) · +25%	21 Jan 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£149,950
34, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 17 Oct 2003 · Detached · Freehold	17 Oct 2003	Detached · Freehold	£315,000
10, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 29 Aug 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £60,000 (May 1999) · +103%	29 Aug 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£121,500
2, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 22 Aug 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	22 Aug 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£141,000
4, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 10 Jun 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £115,000 (Oct 2000) · +63%	10 Jun 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£188,000
12, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 20 Jan 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £81,000 (Jan 2001) · +33%	20 Jan 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£108,000
9, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 1 Nov 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	1 Nov 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£135,000
21, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 23 Sep 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	23 Sep 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£134,500
38, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 31 Jul 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £84,500 (Jun 1997) · +60%	31 Jul 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£134,995
37, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 24 Jul 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	24 Jul 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£129,950
39, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 24 Jul 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £135,000 (Sep 2000) · +30%	24 Jul 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£175,000
18, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 3 May 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £82,500 (Oct 1999) · +39%	3 May 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£115,000
31, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 26 Apr 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £199,950 (Oct 1997) · +69%	26 Apr 2002	Detached · Freehold	£337,500
43, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 7 Jan 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £68,000 (Mar 1997) · +91%	7 Jan 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£130,000
16, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 20 Dec 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £143,000 (Nov 1999) · +30%	20 Dec 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£186,500
35, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 18 Dec 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	18 Dec 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£145,000
41, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 18 Sep 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	18 Sep 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£165,000
20, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 14 Sep 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £88,000 (Jun 1998) · +36%	14 Sep 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
30, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 10 Sep 2001 · Detached · Freehold	10 Sep 2001	Detached · Freehold	£330,000
29, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 27 Aug 2001 · Detached · Freehold	27 Aug 2001	Detached · Freehold	£285,000
23, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 2 Jul 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £115,000 (Sep 2000) · +4%	2 Jul 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
11, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 30 Mar 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Mar 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£86,000
12, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 19 Jan 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £45,500 (Feb 1997) · +78%	19 Jan 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£81,000
55, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 18 Dec 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £66,000 (Oct 1996) · +70%	18 Dec 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£112,000
4, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 20 Oct 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Oct 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£115,000
23, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 28 Sep 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £77,500 (Sep 1997) · +48%	28 Sep 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£115,000
39, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 8 Sep 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £79,000 (Jun 1996) · +71%	8 Sep 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£135,000
36, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 4 Sep 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £65,000 (Feb 1996) · +82%	4 Sep 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£118,000
16, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 26 Nov 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	26 Nov 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£143,000
18, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 20 Oct 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £66,950 (Aug 1997) · +23%	20 Oct 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£82,500
44, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 17 Sep 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £83,500 (Jul 1998) · +14%	17 Sep 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£94,950
22, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 3 Sep 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	3 Sep 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£81,000
10, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 14 May 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	14 May 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£60,000
44, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 15 Jul 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	15 Jul 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£83,500
20, OLD SCHOOL CLOSE 4 Jun 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	4 Jun 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£88,000

Area

Postcode district: SG4
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 10 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01023595
Introduced: Feb 1990

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

North Hertfordshire, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £418,857
Change since July 2025: +5.3%
First-time buyers: £338,611

Average by property type

Detached: £797,923
Semi-detached: £481,741
Terraced: £377,970
Flat / maisonette: £226,679

The official index for North Hertfordshire as a whole, not SG4 8YJ alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

SG4 8XU £540,000 · last sale 2021
SG4 8XN £355,000 · last sale 2018
SG4 8XT £585,000 · last sale 2019
SG4 8XL £469,650 · 2 sales
SG4 8EW £685,000 · 10 sales
SG4 8XP £540,000 · 2 sales
SG4 8YY £143,000 · 11 sales
SG4 8XR £475,000 · last sale 2020
SG4 8XB £702,500 · 2 sales
SG4 8XD £220,000 · 1 sale
SG4 8XW £536,003 · 2 sales
SG4 8XZ £472,500 · last sale 2020