SG5 2JG

Bedford Street, Hitchin

Median, last 3 years

£470,000

5 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£640,000

21 Aug 2025

Standard sales

114

since 1995 (+2 additional entries)

SG5 district median

£450,000

477 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced median £429,750 (3 sales) · Detached sold for £1,250,000 · Semi-detached sold for £640,000

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

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

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
2025	£640,000	3
2024 (few sales)	£449,875	2
2022 (few sales)	£385,000	1
2021	£402,000	4
2020 (few sales)	£715,000	2
2019 (few sales)	£487,500	2
2018	£390,000	4
2017 (few sales)	£460,000	2
2016	£370,000	8
2015	£413,500	4
2014	£275,000	5
2013 (few sales)	£220,000	1
2012	£200,000	3
2011 (few sales)	£263,750	2
2010	£242,500	4
2009 (few sales)	£186,500	2
2008	£200,000	3
2007	£235,000	4
2006	£217,500	9
2005 (few sales)	£315,000	1
2004	£173,500	5
2003	£175,000	5
2002	£155,000	3
2001	£123,250	6
2000	£120,750	7
1999	£102,500	4
1998	£68,000	5
1997	£69,500	7
1996	£70,000	3
1995	£52,000	3

Sale history (116 records · 29 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
3, BEDFORD STREET 22 May 2009 · Terraced · Freehold	22 May 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£198,000
29C, BEDFORD STREET 17 Dec 2008 · Detached · Freehold · New build	17 Dec 2008	Detached · Freehold · New build	£355,000
14A, BEDFORD STREET 14 Nov 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £215,000 (Mar 2006) · −7%	14 Nov 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£200,000
29B, BEDFORD STREET 12 May 2008 · Detached · Freehold Previously £250,000 (May 2007) · −50%	12 May 2008	Detached · Freehold	£125,000
29B, BEDFORD STREET 24 May 2007 · Detached · Freehold	24 May 2007	Detached · Freehold	£250,000
2, BEDFORD STREET 18 May 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £155,000 (Aug 2002) · +42%	18 May 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£220,000
35, BEDFORD STREET 27 Apr 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £215,000 (Feb 2006) · +2%	27 Apr 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£219,000
29, BEDFORD STREET 4 Jan 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold	4 Jan 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£313,445
11, BEDFORD STREET 8 Nov 2006 · Detached · Freehold	8 Nov 2006	Detached · Freehold	£350,000
9, BEDFORD STREET 13 Oct 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £170,000 (Nov 2001) · +74%	13 Oct 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£296,000
26, BEDFORD STREET 29 Sep 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £113,000 (Sep 2000) · +81%	29 Sep 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£205,000
30, BEDFORD STREET 29 Sep 2006 · Detached · Freehold	29 Sep 2006	Detached · Freehold	£300,000
28, BEDFORD STREET 14 Sep 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £195,000 (Jun 2004) · +13%	14 Sep 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£220,000
41, BEDFORD STREET 7 Jul 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £138,000 (Dec 2002) · +26%	7 Jul 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£174,500
37, BEDFORD STREET 17 Mar 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £68,000 (Feb 1998) · +220%	17 Mar 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£217,500
14A, BEDFORD STREET 10 Mar 2006 · Terraced · Freehold	10 Mar 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£215,000
35, BEDFORD STREET 21 Feb 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £122,500 (Jul 2001) · +76%	21 Feb 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£215,000
7, BEDFORD STREET 24 Feb 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £140,000 (Apr 1999) · +125%	24 Feb 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£315,000
47, BEDFORD STREET 17 Nov 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £308,000 (Aug 2003) · +23%	17 Nov 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£379,995
28, BEDFORD STREET 17 Jun 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £117,500 (Mar 2001) · +66%	17 Jun 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£195,000
40, BEDFORD STREET 4 Jun 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £64,000 (May 1998) · +171%	4 Jun 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£173,500
25, BEDFORD STREET 27 Feb 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £103,500 (Jan 2001) · +62%	27 Feb 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£167,500
38, BEDFORD STREET 26 Jan 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £72,000 (Aug 1997) · +138%	26 Jan 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£171,000
21, BEDFORD STREET 24 Oct 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £124,000 (Nov 2001) · +25%	24 Oct 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£155,000
34, BEDFORD STREET 19 Sep 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £125,500 (Dec 2000) · +39%	19 Sep 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£175,000
47, BEDFORD STREET 20 Aug 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £120,750 (Oct 2000) · +155%	20 Aug 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£308,000
18, BEDFORD STREET 30 May 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £35,000 (Apr 1995) · +363%	30 May 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£162,000
19, BEDFORD STREET 14 Feb 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £110,000 (Nov 1999) · +72%	14 Feb 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£188,950
41, BEDFORD STREET 13 Dec 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	13 Dec 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£138,000
2, BEDFORD STREET 2 Aug 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £95,000 (Dec 1999) · +63%	2 Aug 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£155,000
20, BEDFORD STREET 21 Jun 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £69,500 (Mar 1997) · +137%	21 Jun 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£164,995
48, BEDFORD STREET 23 Nov 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £118,500 (Jul 2000) · +31%	23 Nov 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£155,000
21, BEDFORD STREET 16 Nov 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	16 Nov 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£124,000
9, BEDFORD STREET 2 Nov 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	2 Nov 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£170,000
35, BEDFORD STREET 16 Jul 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £59,000 (Mar 1997) · +108%	16 Jul 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£122,500
28, BEDFORD STREET 30 Mar 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	30 Mar 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£117,500
25, BEDFORD STREET 12 Jan 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £54,500 (Apr 1997) · +90%	12 Jan 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£103,500
34, BEDFORD STREET 20 Dec 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Dec 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£125,500
31, BEDFORD STREET 8 Nov 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	8 Nov 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£137,000
45, BEDFORD STREET 1 Nov 2000 · Detached · Freehold	1 Nov 2000	Detached · Freehold	£375,000
47, BEDFORD STREET 25 Oct 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	25 Oct 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£120,750
26, BEDFORD STREET 15 Sep 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	15 Sep 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£113,000
48, BEDFORD STREET 5 Jul 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	5 Jul 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£118,500
10, BEDFORD STREET 28 Jan 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	28 Jan 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£75,000
2, BEDFORD STREET 7 Dec 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £53,000 (Mar 1995) · +79%	7 Dec 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£95,000
19, BEDFORD STREET 26 Nov 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £70,000 (Oct 1996) · +57%	26 Nov 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£110,000
22, BEDFORD STREET 23 Aug 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £66,000 (Jul 1997) · +29%	23 Aug 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£84,950
7, BEDFORD STREET 16 Apr 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £82,000 (Mar 1996) · +71%	16 Apr 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£140,000
1, BEDFORD STREET 11 Dec 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	11 Dec 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£65,000
32, BEDFORD STREET 14 Aug 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	14 Aug 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£107,000

Area

Postcode district: SG5
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 9 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01023616
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 SG5 2JG 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.

SG5 2JQ £649,000 · 1 sale
SG5 2JF no sale since 2007
SG5 2JH £200,000 · 3 sales
SG5 2LA £530,000 · 4 sales
SG5 2DT £385,000 · last sale 2021
SG5 2LB no sale since 2011
SG5 2LD £468,000 · 2 sales
SG5 2LU £647,500 · 4 sales
SG5 2LE £426,000 · 2 sales
SG5 2JZ £575,000 · 1 sale
SG5 2JE £861,000 · 4 sales
SG5 2TP £805,500 · last sale 2022