SG5 4LL

High Street, Hitchin

Median, last 3 years

£346,250

4 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£480,000

30 Jun 2025

Standard sales

since 1995

SG5 district median

£450,000

477 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced sold for £270,000 and £315,000 · Semi-detached sold for £377,500 · Detached sold for £480,000

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.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025	£377,500	3
2023 (few sales)	£440,000	2
2022	£530,000	3
2021 (few sales)	£392,500	1
2020 (few sales)	£527,500	2
2019 (few sales)	£250,000	2
2018 (few sales)	£363,000	2
2017	£398,000	3
2016 (few sales)	£295,000	2
2015 (few sales)	£242,500	2
2014 (few sales)	£396,250	2
2013 (few sales)	£376,500	1
2012 (few sales)	£221,000	2
2011 (few sales)	£223,500	2
2010 (few sales)	£230,400	2
2009 (few sales)	£135,000	1
2008	£196,000	3
2007 (few sales)	£370,000	2
2006	£274,500	4
2005	£204,950	7
2004	£144,750	4
2003	£153,500	5
2002	£150,250	4
2001	£126,400	7
2000 (few sales)	£171,500	2
1999 (few sales)	£103,750	2
1998	£117,500	4
1997	£100,500	4
1996	£43,500	7
1995 (few sales)	£82,100	2

Sale history (89 records · 24 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
2A, HIGH STREET 30 Jun 2025 · Detached · Freehold Previously £466,000 (Apr 2018) · +3%	30 Jun 2025	Detached · Freehold	£480,000
20, HIGH STREET 30 May 2025 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £275,000 (Nov 2019) · +15%	30 May 2025	Terraced · Freehold	£315,000
1, HIGH STREET 23 May 2025 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £260,000 (Sep 2018) · +45%	23 May 2025	Semi-detached · Freehold	£377,500
44B, HIGH STREET 31 Jul 2023 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £215,000 (Nov 2016) · +26%	31 Jul 2023	Terraced · Freehold	£270,000
30, HIGH STREET 12 Jan 2023 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £376,500 (Jul 2013) · +62%	12 Jan 2023	Semi-detached · Freehold	£610,000
44A, HIGH STREET 18 Nov 2022 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £142,000 (Aug 2012) · +94%	18 Nov 2022	Terraced · Freehold	£275,000
5, HIGH STREET 29 Jul 2022 · Detached · Freehold Previously £299,999 (Jul 2012) · +77%	29 Jul 2022	Detached · Freehold	£530,000
21, HIGH STREET 23 Jun 2022 · Detached · Freehold Previously £435,000 (Sep 2014) · +91%	23 Jun 2022	Detached · Freehold	£830,000
8, HIGH STREET 9 Apr 2021 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £223,300 (Feb 2010) · +76%	9 Apr 2021	Semi-detached · Freehold	£392,500
9, HIGH STREET 26 Nov 2020 · Detached · Freehold	26 Nov 2020	Detached · Freehold	£562,500
16A, HIGH STREET 26 Nov 2020 · Detached · Freehold Previously £237,500 (Mar 2010) · +107%	26 Nov 2020	Detached · Freehold	£492,500
20, HIGH STREET 18 Nov 2019 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £230,000 (May 2015) · +20%	18 Nov 2019	Terraced · Freehold	£275,000
44, HIGH STREET 31 Jan 2019 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £127,500 (Mar 2003) · +76%	31 Jan 2019	Terraced · Freehold	£225,000
1, HIGH STREET 14 Sep 2018 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £155,000 (Feb 2004) · +68%	14 Sep 2018	Semi-detached · Freehold	£260,000
2A, HIGH STREET 17 Apr 2018 · Detached · Freehold Previously £334,000 (Apr 2008) · +40%	17 Apr 2018	Detached · Freehold	£466,000
35A, HIGH STREET 30 May 2017 · Semi-detached · Freehold	30 May 2017	Semi-detached · Freehold	£397,500
2, HIGH STREET 18 Apr 2017 · Detached · Freehold	18 Apr 2017	Detached · Freehold	£398,000
46, HIGH STREET 29 Mar 2017 · Detached · Freehold Previously £357,500 (Jun 2014) · +17%	29 Mar 2017	Detached · Freehold	£417,500
17, HIGH STREET 16 Dec 2016 · Detached · Freehold	16 Dec 2016	Detached · Freehold	£375,000
44B, HIGH STREET 25 Nov 2016 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £135,000 (Nov 2009) · +59%	25 Nov 2016	Terraced · Freehold	£215,000
3, HIGH STREET 1 Dec 2015 · Semi-detached · Freehold	1 Dec 2015	Semi-detached · Freehold	£255,000
20, HIGH STREET 29 May 2015 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £153,500 (Dec 2003) · +50%	29 May 2015	Terraced · Freehold	£230,000
21, HIGH STREET 10 Sep 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £440,000 (Sep 2007) · −1%	10 Sep 2014	Detached · Freehold	£435,000
46, HIGH STREET 9 Jun 2014 · Detached · Freehold	9 Jun 2014	Detached · Freehold	£357,500
30, HIGH STREET 29 Jul 2013 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £271,000 (Apr 2004) · +39%	29 Jul 2013	Semi-detached · Freehold	£376,500
44A, HIGH STREET 10 Aug 2012 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £134,500 (Oct 2004) · +6%	10 Aug 2012	Terraced · Freehold	£142,000
5, HIGH STREET 13 Jul 2012 · Detached · Freehold Previously £140,000 (Jan 2008) · +114%	13 Jul 2012	Detached · Freehold	£299,999
18, HIGH STREET 23 Sep 2011 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £196,000 (Mar 2008) · −5%	23 Sep 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£186,000
24, HIGH STREET 18 May 2011 · Detached · Freehold Previously £10,000 (Jun 1996) · +2510%	18 May 2011	Detached · Freehold	£261,000
16A, HIGH STREET 18 Mar 2010 · Detached · Freehold	18 Mar 2010	Detached · Freehold	£237,500
8, HIGH STREET 26 Feb 2010 · Semi-detached · Freehold	26 Feb 2010	Semi-detached · Freehold	£223,300
44B, HIGH STREET 27 Nov 2009 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £129,950 (Aug 2004) · +4%	27 Nov 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£135,000
2A, HIGH STREET 17 Apr 2008 · Detached · Freehold Previously £120,000 (May 1998) · +178%	17 Apr 2008	Detached · Freehold	£334,000
18, HIGH STREET 7 Mar 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £173,000 (Feb 2006) · +13%	7 Mar 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£196,000
5, HIGH STREET 11 Jan 2008 · Detached · Freehold Previously £168,000 (Jun 2002) · −17%	11 Jan 2008	Detached · Freehold	£140,000
21, HIGH STREET 17 Sep 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £200,000 (Jan 2000) · +120%	17 Sep 2007	Detached · Freehold	£440,000
28, HIGH STREET 31 May 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £285,000 (Jan 2006) · +5%	31 May 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£300,000
42, HIGH STREET 22 Sep 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £115,000 (Oct 1997) · +143%	22 Sep 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£280,000
18, HIGH STREET 17 Feb 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £63,000 (Sep 1997) · +175%	17 Feb 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£173,000
29, HIGH STREET 27 Jan 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £217,000 (Jan 2002) · +24%	27 Jan 2006	Detached · Freehold	£269,000
28, HIGH STREET 26 Jan 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £92,000 (Jul 1995) · +210%	26 Jan 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£285,000
44C, HIGH STREET 14 Sep 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £132,000 (Aug 2005) · +5%	14 Sep 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£139,000
40, HIGH STREET 1 Sep 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £86,000 (Sep 1997) · +226%	1 Sep 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£279,995
44C, HIGH STREET 26 Aug 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £43,500 (Sep 1996) · +203%	26 Aug 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£132,000
32, HIGH STREET 15 Jul 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold	15 Jul 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£228,000
16, HIGH STREET 29 Jun 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £180,000 (Jun 2001) · +58%	29 Jun 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£285,000
10, HIGH STREET 27 May 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £126,400 (Oct 2001) · +46%	27 May 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£184,000
4, HIGH STREET 14 Apr 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £128,000 (Jan 2001) · +60%	14 Apr 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£204,950
44A, HIGH STREET 1 Oct 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £44,000 (Aug 1996) · +206%	1 Oct 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£134,500
44B, HIGH STREET 6 Aug 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £96,000 (Oct 2002) · +35%	6 Aug 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£129,950

Area

Postcode district: SG5
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 7 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01017446
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

Central Bedfordshire, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £356,758
Change since July 2025: +1.2%
First-time buyers: £300,772

Average by property type

Detached: £609,817
Semi-detached: £377,901
Terraced: £299,825
Flat / maisonette: £173,264

The official index for Central Bedfordshire as a whole, not SG5 4LL 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 4LF £375,000 · 6 sales
SG5 4EE £395,000 · 1 sale
SG5 4LN £210,000 · 3 sales
SG5 4LA £367,500 · 6 sales
SG5 4HR £325,000 · last sale 2018
SG5 4LW £210,000 · 7 sales
SG5 4PZ £362,500 · 2 sales
SG5 4LB £335,000 · 3 sales
SG5 4ED £357,500 · 2 sales
SG5 4LY £372,500 · 4 sales
SG5 4HP £388,000 · 6 sales
SG5 4HA £140,000 · last sale 2020