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Property report — SG5 1RG

Open-data due diligence for SG5 1RG and the area around it.

SG5 1RG in brief: 55 recorded sales (£25,000–£700,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SG5 1RG itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SG5 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£564,148

sector SG5 1 · 149 sales

Population

12,547

sector SG5 1

Crimes recorded

95

sector SG5 1 · Apr 26

Schools

5

sector SG5 1

Flood risk

Low

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

84%

sector SG5 1 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £65,637, median £56,000 (137 sales)1996: mean £57,146, median £56,000 (155 sales)1997: mean £69,242, median £63,500 (171 sales)1998: mean £80,383, median £76,700 (155 sales)1999: mean £84,774, median £75,000 (191 sales)2000: mean £97,056, median £87,500 (184 sales)2001: mean £123,553, median £119,500 (200 sales)2002: mean £144,625, median £140,000 (207 sales)2003: mean £164,880, median £162,500 (175 sales)2004: mean £188,408, median £172,500 (189 sales)2005: mean £188,992, median £180,500 (164 sales)2006: mean £214,103, median £210,000 (325 sales)2007: mean £214,377, median £219,495 (325 sales)2008: mean £223,937, median £220,000 (96 sales)2009: mean £200,666, median £195,600 (174 sales)2010: mean £241,510, median £240,000 (147 sales)2011: mean £216,195, median £210,000 (162 sales)2012: mean £244,408, median £226,000 (150 sales)2013: mean £236,719, median £225,500 (166 sales)2014: mean £271,343, median £241,000 (215 sales)2015: mean £344,136, median £265,000 (209 sales)2016: mean £376,092, median £325,000 (195 sales)2017: mean £392,328, median £360,000 (159 sales)2018: mean £371,820, median £326,250 (192 sales)2019: mean £388,827, median £343,500 (176 sales)2020: mean £415,960, median £400,000 (150 sales)2021: mean £427,304, median £385,000 (229 sales)2022: mean £420,776, median £375,000 (169 sales)2023: mean £409,910, median £366,000 (154 sales)2024: mean £564,148, median £412,000 (149 sales)2025: mean £496,660, median £465,000 (165 sales)2026: mean £583,083, median £505,000 (21 sales)1995: mean £65,637, median £56,000 (137 sales)1996: mean £57,146, median £56,000 (155 sales)1997: mean £69,242, median £63,500 (171 sales)1998: mean £80,383, median £76,700 (155 sales)1999: mean £84,774, median £75,000 (191 sales)2000: mean £97,056, median £87,500 (184 sales)2001: mean £123,553, median £119,500 (200 sales)2002: mean £144,625, median £140,000 (207 sales)2003: mean £164,880, median £162,500 (175 sales)2004: mean £188,408, median £172,500 (189 sales)2005: mean £188,992, median £180,500 (164 sales)2006: mean £214,103, median £210,000 (325 sales)2007: mean £214,377, median £219,495 (325 sales)2008: mean £223,937, median £220,000 (96 sales)2009: mean £200,666, median £195,600 (174 sales)2010: mean £241,510, median £240,000 (147 sales)2011: mean £216,195, median £210,000 (162 sales)2012: mean £244,408, median £226,000 (150 sales)2013: mean £236,719, median £225,500 (166 sales)2014: mean £271,343, median £241,000 (215 sales)2015: mean £344,136, median £265,000 (209 sales)2016: mean £376,092, median £325,000 (195 sales)2017: mean £392,328, median £360,000 (159 sales)2018: mean £371,820, median £326,250 (192 sales)2019: mean £388,827, median £343,500 (176 sales)2020: mean £415,960, median £400,000 (150 sales)2021: mean £427,304, median £385,000 (229 sales)2022: mean £420,776, median £375,000 (169 sales)2023: mean £409,910, median £366,000 (154 sales)2024: mean £564,148, median £412,000 (149 sales)2025: mean £496,660, median £465,000 (165 sales)2026: mean £583,083, median £505,000 (21 sales) MeanMedian £583,083 £56,000 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in SG5 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (21 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2025-02-21£500,000119 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2024-02-14£405,000137 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2023-01-31£190,000126 NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2022-11-23£375,000128 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2022-11-07£375,000130 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2022-09-15£300,000127 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2022-06-27£475,000138 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2022-06-22£157,500125A NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2021-09-29£700,000143 NIGHTINGALE ROADOther
2021-09-29£700,000141 NIGHTINGALE ROADOther
2021-09-29£700,000142 NIGHTINGALE ROADOther
2021-08-02£25,000144 NIGHTINGALE ROADOther
2021-03-19£336,000132 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2020-12-15£200,000135A NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2020-07-14£140,000126A NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2020-03-13£370,000138 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2019-06-26£310,000120 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2019-05-16£325,000130 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2018-09-28£380,000137 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2018-06-29£302,755138 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2016-02-23£362,000134 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2016-01-08£345,000118 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2016-01-08£170,000126 NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2015-08-06£345,000133 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2015-04-14£125,000126 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2014-03-04£119,000137 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2012-06-06£136,000135A NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2010-04-19£206,750118 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2009-11-20£94,500126A NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2008-09-30£150,000133 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2007-07-05£129,000135A NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2006-12-13£172,000134 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2006-06-02£182,000130 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2005-11-18£162,000131 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2005-09-06£107,000125A NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2004-12-21£87,950135A NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2004-07-29£96,500126 NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2004-07-02£167,500129 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2003-03-17£125,000129 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2002-12-19£87,000125A NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2002-10-02£165,000146 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2002-07-26£121,400130 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2002-02-22£90,500119 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2002-02-15£92,000131 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2002-02-15£92,500120 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2002-02-01£81,000130 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2001-12-07£105,000134 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
2001-10-15£36,000125A NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2001-05-25£49,500125 NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2001-02-16£44,000126A NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
2000-04-20£44,000126 NIGHTINGALE ROADFlat
1999-04-15£59,000146 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
1999-01-18£56,000120 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
1998-09-16£55,000128 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced
1996-08-07£43,000145 NIGHTINGALE ROADTerraced

55 recorded sales on SG5 1RG. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin0.3 miPrimaryReport card →
Hitchin Boys' School0.4 miSecondaryReport card →
Hitchin Girls' School0.4 miSecondaryReport card →
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy0.4 miPrimaryReport card →
Highbury Infant School and Nursery0.5 miPrimaryReport card →
William Ransom Primary School0.6 miPrimaryReport card →

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY (0.2 mi) · BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · THE PORTMILL SURGERY (0.4 mi)

Nearest hospitals: THE LISTER HOSPITAL TREATMENT CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.2 mi) · LISTER HOSPITAL (3.2 mi) · THE LISTER HOSPITAL SURGICENTRE (3.2 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF THE HOLY SAVIOUR (Grade II*) (0.1 mi) · FRYTHE COTTAGES (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 53, BANCROFT (Grade II) (0.2 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: BANCROFT PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · CARERX (0.3 mi) · BELL CHEMIST (0.3 mi)

Nearest stations: Hitchin (0.3 mi) · Letchworth Garden City (2.5 mi) · Baldock (4.5 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.3 mi) · Tesco Express (0.3 mi) · Waitrose (0.5 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
41
One-person households
37%
Households with children
25%
Households
5,706

Owned 62% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 27%

Census 2021 (ONS), for SG5 1.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 106 crimesJun 24: 122 crimesJul 24: 154 crimesAug 24: 114 crimesSep 24: 113 crimesOct 24: 112 crimesNov 24: 100 crimesDec 24: 75 crimesJan 25: 70 crimesFeb 25: 73 crimesMar 25: 84 crimesApr 25: 105 crimesMay 25: 93 crimesJun 25: 75 crimesJul 25: 121 crimesAug 25: 78 crimesSep 25: 97 crimesOct 25: 96 crimesNov 25: 100 crimesDec 25: 80 crimesJan 26: 83 crimesFeb 26: 88 crimesMar 26: 79 crimesApr 26: 95 crimes Apr 26: 95 crimes 154 70 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in SG5 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 96/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for SG5 1RG: Low — 1 property here fall in an at-risk band (0 in the significant Medium/High bands).

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

Measure DistrictSG5 SectorSG5 1 PostcodeSG5 1RG
Average sold price£506,759£564,148£213,988
Population43,92512,547
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)8/109/10
Crimes recorded24795
Schools165
Flood riskHighHighLow
Gigabit broadband74%84%100%
Superfast broadband96%98%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SG5 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026

Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.