SG4 9RE

Benslow Lane, Hitchin

Median, last 3 years

£721,125

3 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£430,000

15 Jul 2026

Standard sales

108

since 1995 (+2 additional entries)

SG4 district median

£480,000

441 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced sold for £420,000 and £721,125 · Detached sold for £950,000

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.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2026 (to August) (few sales)	£430,000	1
2025	£721,125	3
2022	£1,100,000	5
2021	£385,000	3
2020	£803,000	4
2019	£424,500	4
2018 (few sales)	£600,000	2
2017 (few sales)	£511,250	2
2016 (few sales)	£377,500	2
2015 (few sales)	£347,500	2
2014	£324,000	3
2013	£432,500	4
2012	£296,750	4
2010	£405,000	6
2009	£186,000	7
2008 (few sales)	£240,000	1
2007	£296,225	4
2006	£370,000	5
2005	£345,000	6
2004	£215,000	5
2003	£200,000	3
2002	£134,950	7
2001	£184,600	5
2000	£125,000	3
1999	£110,500	4
1998	£75,000	3
1997	£60,000	5
1996 (few sales)	£108,000	1
1995	£59,000	4

Sale history (110 records · 26 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
21, BENSLOW LANE 10 Jul 2009 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £192,500 (Jul 2005) · −4%	10 Jul 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£185,000
23, BENSLOW LANE 22 May 2009 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £225,000 (May 2007) · −22%	22 May 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£175,000
39, BENSLOW LANE 18 May 2009 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £267,500 (Nov 2006) · −1%	18 May 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£265,000
19, BENSLOW LANE 9 Jan 2009 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £90,000 (Feb 2000) · +72%	9 Jan 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£155,000
31, BENSLOW LANE 18 Feb 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £160,000 (Mar 2003) · +50%	18 Feb 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£240,000
7, BENSLOW LANE 9 Aug 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold	9 Aug 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£435,000
23, BENSLOW LANE 25 May 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £178,750 (May 2004) · +26%	25 May 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£225,000
26, BENSLOW LANE 2 Mar 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £205,000 (Oct 2002) · +57%	2 Mar 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£322,500
24, BENSLOW LANE 2 Mar 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold	2 Mar 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£269,950
39, BENSLOW LANE 16 Nov 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £67,150 (Sep 1995) · +298%	16 Nov 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£267,500
15, BENSLOW LANE 31 Aug 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £325,000 (Nov 2005) · +14%	31 Aug 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£370,000
33, BENSLOW LANE 14 Jul 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £169,000 (Mar 2004) · +9%	14 Jul 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£185,000
11, BENSLOW LANE 29 Jun 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £387,500 (Dec 2003) · +24%	29 Jun 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£480,000
ROBINS NEST, BENSLOW LANE 5 Jan 2006 · Detached · Freehold	5 Jan 2006	Detached · Freehold	£475,000
15, BENSLOW LANE 4 Nov 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £154,000 (May 1999) · +111%	4 Nov 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£325,000
13, BENSLOW LANE 14 Sep 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold	14 Sep 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£335,000
38, BENSLOW LANE 14 Sep 2005 · Detached · Freehold	14 Sep 2005	Detached · Freehold	£651,000
9, BENSLOW LANE 8 Sep 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £427,500 (Jul 2004) · +6%	8 Sep 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£455,000
21, BENSLOW LANE 18 Jul 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £128,000 (Oct 2002) · +50%	18 Jul 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£192,500
5, BENSLOW LANE 30 Jun 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £230,250 (Mar 2001) · +54%	30 Jun 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£355,000
9, BENSLOW LANE 30 Jul 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £280,000 (Oct 2001) · +53%	30 Jul 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£427,500
23, BENSLOW LANE 25 May 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £115,750 (Apr 2002) · +54%	25 May 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£178,750
25, BENSLOW LANE 8 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £120,000 (Jan 2002) · +79%	8 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£215,000
33, BENSLOW LANE 26 Mar 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £82,500 (May 1999) · +105%	26 Mar 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£169,000
12, BENSLOW LANE 16 Jan 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £200,000 (Nov 2003) · +13%	16 Jan 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£225,000
11, BENSLOW LANE 12 Dec 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £314,000 (Sep 2002) · +23%	12 Dec 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£387,500
12, BENSLOW LANE 13 Nov 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold	13 Nov 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£200,000
31, BENSLOW LANE 31 Mar 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £134,950 (Apr 2002) · +19%	31 Mar 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£160,000
26, BENSLOW LANE 11 Oct 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £110,000 (Aug 2001) · +86%	11 Oct 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£205,000
21, BENSLOW LANE 11 Oct 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £75,000 (Aug 1998) · +71%	11 Oct 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£128,000
11, BENSLOW LANE 16 Sep 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	16 Sep 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£314,000
3, BENSLOW LANE 23 Aug 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	23 Aug 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£375,000
23, BENSLOW LANE 17 Apr 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	17 Apr 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£115,750
31, BENSLOW LANE 5 Apr 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £55,000 (Mar 1997) · +145%	5 Apr 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£134,950
25, BENSLOW LANE 4 Jan 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £75,000 (Dec 1998) · +60%	4 Jan 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
29, BENSLOW LANE 30 Nov 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £44,850 (Apr 1995) · +182%	30 Nov 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£126,500
9, BENSLOW LANE 29 Oct 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	29 Oct 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£280,000
26, BENSLOW LANE 14 Aug 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	14 Aug 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£110,000
2, BENSLOW LANE 7 Aug 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £136,000 (Jul 1999) · +36%	7 Aug 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£184,600
5, BENSLOW LANE 30 Mar 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £155,000 (Mar 1998) · +49%	30 Mar 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£230,250
1B, BENSLOW LANE 26 Jun 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £85,000 (Apr 1999) · +47%	26 Jun 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£125,000
19, BENSLOW LANE 14 Feb 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £62,000 (Nov 1997) · +45%	14 Feb 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£90,000
10, BENSLOW LANE 14 Jan 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	14 Jan 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£155,000
2, BENSLOW LANE 30 Jul 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Jul 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£136,000
33, BENSLOW LANE 20 May 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	20 May 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£82,500
15, BENSLOW LANE 7 May 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	7 May 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£154,000
1B, BENSLOW LANE 30 Apr 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £60,000 (Jun 1997) · +42%	30 Apr 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£85,000
25, BENSLOW LANE 18 Dec 1998 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,000 (Mar 1995) · +44%	18 Dec 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£75,000
21, BENSLOW LANE 28 Aug 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	28 Aug 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£75,000
5, BENSLOW LANE 20 Mar 1998 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £108,000 (Jul 1996) · +44%	20 Mar 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£155,000

Area

Postcode district: SG4
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 10 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01023609
Introduced: Jan 1980

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 9RE 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 9RG £328,500 · last sale 2022
SG4 9TA £480,000 · 6 sales
SG4 9SU £255,000 · 6 sales
SG4 9ST £595,000 · 1 sale
SG4 9RH no sale since 2010
SG5 1QG £685,000 · 3 sales
SG4 9FG £500,000 · 1 sale
SG4 9RQ £1,150,000 · 3 sales
SG4 9SG £275,000 · 5 sales
SG4 9SY £263,000 · 9 sales
SG4 9RW £1,625,000 · 2 sales
SG4 9SL £315,000 · 2 sales