SG5 3QJ
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Property report — SG5 3QJ
Open-data due diligence for SG5 3QJ and the area around it.
SG5 3QJ in brief: 45 recorded sales (£37,500–£1,000,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SG5 3QJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SG5 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£574,784
Population
12,859
Crimes recorded
5
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
34%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SG5 3, 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 (22 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-06 | £575,000 | FORESTERS COTTAGE, 5 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-05-30 | £315,000 | 10 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-11-24 | £245,000 | 8 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-06-09 | £285,000 | 12 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-01-24 | £240,000 | 8 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-11-24 | £890,000 | 24 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-10-11 | £290,000 | 6 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-03-05 | £475,000 | 15 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-01-14 | £757,500 | 21 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2020-10-23 | £295,000 | 2 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-01-30 | £322,500 | 6 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2017-12-13 | £540,000 | 11 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2017-07-26 | £1,000,000 | 25 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Other |
| 2017-03-08 | £670,000 | MOLEHILL HOUSE, 19A SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2016-01-08 | £495,000 | 13 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2013-06-21 | £235,000 | 5 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-05-17 | £780,000 | THE OLD BAKERY, 28 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2012-08-15 | £565,000 | 14A SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2011-08-25 | £479,000 | 19A SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2011-06-22 | £550,000 | 21 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2010-11-18 | £470,000 | 1 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2010-06-03 | £530,000 | 1A SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2008-06-18 | £435,000 | 21 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2007-09-07 | £172,000 | 6 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-09-01 | £590,000 | 26 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-08-04 | £550,000 | 24 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-07-19 | £410,000 | 1 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-03-15 | £532,500 | 22 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-02-10 | £173,000 | 10 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-08-26 | £670,800 | 17 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2004-11-04 | £410,000 | 14 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2004-10-01 | £490,000 | THE CROFT, 19 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2003-07-25 | £385,000 | 1A SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-12-06 | £315,000 | 17 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-07-31 | £215,000 | 19A SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 2000-08-31 | £94,000 | 10 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 1997-05-09 | £180,000 | 1 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 1997-03-27 | £185,000 | 1A SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 1997-01-10 | £99,500 | 19A SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-11-08 | £205,000 | 21 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-11-01 | £161,000 | 9 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-08-28 | £180,000 | 1A SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-04-30 | £37,500 | 10 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Terraced |
| 1996-02-23 | £130,000 | 16 SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
| 1995-12-01 | £84,000 | 13A SHILLINGTON ROAD | Detached |
45 recorded sales on SG5 3QJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirton School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Stondon Lower School | 2.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Shillington Lower School | 2.0 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Oughton Primary and Nursery School | 2.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Priory School | 2.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Ickleford Primary School | 2.4 mi | Primary | 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: DR CARRAGHER AND NEAL AND AKHTAR (2.4 mi) · REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY (2.9 mi) · BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE (3.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: LAVENDER COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · BARN AT NUMBER 28 (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 28, SHILLINGTON ROAD (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CROSS CHEMIST (2.4 mi) · HENLOW PHARMACY (2.6 mi) · BANCROFT PHARMACY (3.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Hitchin (3.4 mi) · Letchworth Garden City (4.6 mi) · Arlesey (4.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Waitrose (2.8 mi) · Sainsbury's (3.0 mi) · Asda (3.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 31%
- Households
- 5,121
Owned 70% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 11%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SG5 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SG5 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 3/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SG5 3QJ 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 3 | PostcodeSG5 3QJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £506,759 | £574,784 | £393,518 |
| Population | 43,925 | 12,859 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 247 | 5 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 74% | 34% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 89% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SG5 3); 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
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