Sold-price trend (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

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

Nearest schools

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: BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE (0.1 mi) · THE PORTMILL SURGERY (0.1 mi) · HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (0.2 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: BUILDINGS ON THE RANSOMS SITE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 95-98, BANCROFT (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 93, BANCROFT (Grade II) (0.1 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: CARERX (0.1 mi) · BANCROFT PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · NU CROSS DISPENSING CHEMIST (0.1 mi)

Nearest stations: Hitchin (0.5 mi) · Letchworth Garden City (2.8 mi) · Stevenage (4.4 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.0 mi) · Waitrose (0.3 mi) · Asda (0.4 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

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

No modelled flood risk is recorded for SG5 1RY in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — 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?

— = 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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