SG5 2HY
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Property report — SG5 2HY
Open-data due diligence for SG5 2HY and the area around it.
SG5 2HY in brief: 44 recorded sales (£145,000–£1,100,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SG5 2HY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SG5 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£495,390
Population
15,515
Crimes recorded
43
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
91%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SG5 2, 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
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-09 | £912,500 | 56 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2025-04-29 | £899,040 | 63 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2024-12-13 | £1,100,000 | 55 WEST HILL | Detached |
| 2023-08-18 | £768,000 | 43 WEST HILL | Detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £840,000 | 56 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2021-02-26 | £940,000 | 37 WEST HILL | Detached |
| 2017-05-26 | £625,500 | 72 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2016-06-22 | £670,000 | 40 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2016-05-24 | £601,601 | 68 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2015-04-20 | £500,000 | 65 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2013-10-02 | £440,250 | 45 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2013-03-27 | £350,000 | 48 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2012-09-11 | £522,500 | 60 WEST HILL | Detached |
| 2012-09-11 | £385,000 | 59 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2010-05-27 | £350,000 | 72 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2009-03-27 | £313,000 | 50 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-24 | £399,995 | 40 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2007-05-01 | £461,000 | 53 WEST HILL | Detached |
| 2006-11-24 | £365,000 | 40 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2006-09-18 | £425,000 | 42 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2006-01-16 | £410,000 | 41 WEST HILL | Detached |
| 2005-12-09 | £450,000 | 36 WEST HILL | Detached |
| 2005-11-04 | £312,500 | 47 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2005-08-19 | £285,000 | 74 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-13 | £330,000 | 59 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2004-10-15 | £350,000 | 55 WEST HILL | Detached |
| 2004-08-09 | £317,500 | 44 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2004-07-30 | £377,500 | 54 WEST HILL | Terraced |
| 2004-07-22 | £330,000 | 59 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2004-07-06 | £480,000 | 37 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2003-06-30 | £387,500 | 69 WEST HILL | Terraced |
| 2003-01-30 | £500,000 | 35 WEST HILL | Detached |
| 2002-09-25 | £285,000 | 45 WEST HILL | Terraced |
| 2002-08-16 | £295,000 | 54 WEST HILL | Terraced |
| 2002-05-03 | £249,500 | 63 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-08 | £181,000 | 59 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2001-11-20 | £234,000 | 67 WEST HILL | Terraced |
| 2001-08-16 | £340,000 | 37 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 2000-09-29 | £295,000 | 64 WEST HILL | Detached |
| 2000-05-26 | £165,000 | 42 WEST HILL | Semi-detached |
| 1999-06-20 | £145,000 | 45 WEST HILL | Terraced |
| 1999-01-15 | £215,000 | 35 WEST HILL | Detached |
| 1998-11-26 | £186,500 | 69 WEST HILL | Terraced |
| 1997-06-27 | £175,000 | 33 WEST HILL | Detached |
44 recorded sales on SG5 2HY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Hitchin Boys' School | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Oughton Primary and Nursery School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Highbury Infant School and Nursery | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hitchin Girls' School | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Report 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: BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE (0.5 mi) · HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (0.5 mi) · THE PORTMILL SURGERY (0.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE LISTER HOSPITAL TREATMENT CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (3.7 mi) · LISTER HOSPITAL (3.7 mi) · THE LISTER HOSPITAL SURGICENTRE (3.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE HIGHLANDER PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · GATEWAY TO BAPTIST CHAPEL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BAPTIST CHAPEL (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.4 mi) · BELL CHEMIST (0.5 mi) · NU CROSS DISPENSING CHEMIST (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Hitchin (1.1 mi) · Letchworth Garden City (3.3 mi) · Stevenage (4.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Waitrose (0.2 mi) · Asda (0.5 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 6,646
Owned 62% · Social rent 21% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SG5 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SG5 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 44/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SG5 2HY 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?
| Measure | DistrictSG5 | SectorSG5 2 | PostcodeSG5 2HY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £506,759 | £495,390 | £435,554 |
| Population | 43,925 | 15,515 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 247 | 43 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 74% | 91% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SG5 2); 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.