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Mercia Road, Baldock

MyStreetCheck free street report: Mercia Road, Baldock · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/baldock-hertfordshire/mercia-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG7 6RZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£372,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£333,663
40 sales
Price range
£179k – £490k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jul 2026
SG7 6RZ

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At a glance

House prices£373k average9% below the Baldock average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkBaldock station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 41 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

40 property sales on Mercia Road, Baldock have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £372,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £346,659. Average sale prices rose from £318,200 in 2016 to £372,500 in 2026 (+17%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 9% below the Baldock average of £407,795 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 55% semi-detached, 38% terraced, 8% detached. Recorded sale prices on Mercia Road range from £179,000 to £490,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 37 streets in Baldock with at least two sales in the last year, Mercia Road ranks 23rd for average price.

House prices on Mercia Road compared

Mercia Road£372,500
SG7 postcode area£412,235
Baldock£407,795
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SG7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £318,200 (5 sales)2016£318k2017: £262,500 (4 sales)2017£263k2018: £236,250 (2 sales)2018£236k2019: £417,500 (2 sales)2019£418k2020: £341,333 (6 sales)2020£341k2021: £268,600 (5 sales)2021£269k2022: £381,000 (2 sales)2022£381k2023: £371,250 (4 sales)2023£371k2024: £490,000 (1 sales)2024£490k2025: £360,714 (7 sales)2025£361k2026: £372,500 (2 sales)2026£373k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 41 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached22£346,6599 Jul 2026
Terraced15£297,20023 Jun 2026
Detached3£420,66727 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Mercia Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
70, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 9 Jul 2026£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 23 Jun 2026£365,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 12 Sep 2025£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 20 Aug 2025£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 30 Apr 2025£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 27 Mar 2025£352,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 21 Mar 2025£313,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 4 Mar 2025£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 21 Feb 2025£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 16 Aug 2024£490,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 2 Nov 2023£305,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 4 Oct 2023£340,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 31 Aug 2023£480,000 TerracedFreehold
64, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 31 Aug 2023£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 12 Dec 2022£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 17 Jun 2022£352,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 21 Dec 2021£188,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 25 Nov 2021£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 17 Sep 2021£268,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 26 Mar 2021£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 18 Mar 2021£292,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 12 Nov 2020£323,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 15 Oct 2020£312,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 10 Jul 2020£390,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 19 Jun 2020£273,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 14 Feb 2020£283,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 6 Feb 2020£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 10 Jan 2020£304,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 14 Jun 2019£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
82, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 15 Feb 2019£420,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 9 Nov 2018£182,500 TerracedFreehold
64, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 15 Mar 2018£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 28 Nov 2017£268,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 11 Aug 2017£308,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 14 Jul 2017£295,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 26 Apr 2017£179,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 20 Oct 2016£462,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 14 Oct 2016£262,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 14 Jun 2016£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 18 May 2016£286,500 TerracedFreehold
72, Mercia Road SG7 6RZ 4 Apr 2016£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
19, Mercia Road £286,500 (May 2016) → £365,000 (Jun 2026) +27%
over 10 yrs
54, Mercia Road £323,000 (Nov 2020) → £390,000 (Feb 2025) +21%
over 4 yrs
64, Mercia Road £290,000 (Mar 2018) → £304,500 (Jan 2020) → £360,000 (Aug 2023) +24%
over 5 yrs
25, Mercia Road £345,000 (Jun 2016) → £410,000 (Dec 2022) +19%
over 6 yrs
80, Mercia Road £283,500 (Feb 2020) → £352,000 (Jun 2022) +24%
over 2 yrs
72, Mercia Road £235,000 (Apr 2016) → £273,500 (Jun 2020) +16%
over 4 yrs
67, Mercia Road £268,000 (Nov 2017) → £435,000 (Feb 2020) +62%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Mercia Road

Crime

73 crimes were reported within about a mile of Mercia Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences32
Anti-social behaviour11
Burglary5
Public order5
Criminal damage & arson4
Other theft4

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Mercia Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Ivel in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire Flood alert area
  • River Beane catchment Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Mercia Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School 409 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
St John Roman Catholic Primary School 161 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
The Knights Templar School 1,375 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Brandles School 71 pupils Academy special sponsor led 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Weston Way Nursery School 80 pupils Nursery 2–5 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
St Mary's Infants' School 82 pupils Primary Church of England 4–7 Good Report 0.9 mi
St Mary's Junior Mixed School 174 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School 222 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 1.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Baldock station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Ashwell & Morden station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wynn Close (nr, Yeomanry Dr) 1 min walk
  • Yeomanry Drive (S-bound, Yeomanry Drive) 2 min walk
  • Clothall Road Allotments (opp, Yeomanry Drive) 3 min walk
  • Clothall Road Allotments (adj, Yeomanry Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Baldock Surgery
    The Surgery, Astonia House, Baldock · 0.4 mi
  • The Birchwood And Sollershott Surgeries
    232-240 Nevells Road, Letchworth Garden City · 2.1 mi
  • The Garden City Surgery
    59 Station Road, Letchworth Garden City · 2.1 mi
  • The Nevells Road Surgery
    Nevells Road, Letchworth Garden City · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Extra Tesco Baldock Extra · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Lordship Estate Letchworth · 1.2 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Plinston RP Letchworth · 1.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Letchworth · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Astonia Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Jackmans Pharmacy · 1.9 mi

Dentists

  • High Street Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • 16a To 16c Whitehorse Street [dental Practice] · 0.5 mi
  • Mews House Dental · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.7%62.5%
Private rented13.0%20.3%
Social rented2.2%17.1%
Households629

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.8%64.1%
Aged 65+18.4%18.6%
Residents1,408

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks80%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks88%92%

Share of homes across North Hertfordshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Mercia Road

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White92.6%87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%5.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.5%1.1%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Christian48.8%43.8%
No religion42.4%44.5%
Not answered5.9%6%
Sikh1.4%1.7%
Hindu1.1%1.1%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.5%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK90.4%88.4%
Born outside the UK9.6%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above47%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications15.1%15.5%
Level 2 qualifications12.6%13.3%
No qualifications9.6%13.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%9.3%
Apprenticeship5.2%4.5%
Other qualifications1.8%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health53.2%50.6%
Good health37%34%
Fair health7.7%11.5%
Bad health1.9%3.1%
Very bad health0.3%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household43.3%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household33.5%30.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%11%
No cars or vans in household10.6%15.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of North Hertfordshire.

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