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Helena Crescent, Fairfield, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Helena Crescent, Fairfield, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-central-bedfordshire/helena-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 4SA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£575,012
43 sales
Price range
£430k – £735k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Sep 2025
SG5 4SA

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At a glance

House prices£575k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) 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 station35 min walkLetchworth Garden City station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 43 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

43 property sales on Helena Crescent, Fairfield, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 12 Sep 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £619,984. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 58% detached, 42% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Helena Crescent range from £429,950 to £734,950. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Helena Crescent compared

SG5 postcode area£474,840
Hitchin£437,107
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Helena Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SG5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £589,950 (1 sales)2017£590k2018: £549,656 (17 sales)2018£550k2019: £594,415 (13 sales)2019£594k2020: £557,333 (3 sales)2020£557k2022: £606,250 (4 sales)2022£606k2023: £585,000 (2 sales)2023£585k2025: £599,000 (3 sales)2025£599k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 43 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached25£619,98427 Mar 2025
Semi-detached18£512,55012 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Helena Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
23, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 12 Sep 2025£582,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 12 Aug 2025£600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 27 Mar 2025£615,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 26 Jun 2023£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 28 Apr 2023£730,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 28 Sep 2022£677,500 DetachedFreehold
21, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 25 Aug 2022£557,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 24 Jun 2022£545,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 28 Feb 2022£645,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 21 Dec 2020£522,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 11 Dec 2020£570,000 Detached New buildFreehold
26, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 29 Jun 2020£580,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 12 Dec 2019£584,950 Detached New buildFreehold
33, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 31 Oct 2019£579,950 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 15 Oct 2019£624,950 Detached New buildFreehold
31, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 14 Oct 2019£584,950 Detached New buildFreehold
30, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 1 Jul 2019£729,950 Detached New buildFreehold
28, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 30 Apr 2019£604,950 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 26 Apr 2019£588,000 Detached New buildFreehold
26, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 26 Apr 2019£619,950 Detached New buildFreehold
35, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 26 Apr 2019£734,950 Detached New buildFreehold
22, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 29 Mar 2019£429,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
24, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 29 Mar 2019£434,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
27, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 1 Mar 2019£599,950 Detached New buildFreehold
29, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 1 Mar 2019£609,950 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 22 Nov 2018£609,950 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 19 Nov 2018£609,950 Detached New buildFreehold
23, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 16 Nov 2018£515,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
12, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 31 Oct 2018£609,950 Detached New buildFreehold
19, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 31 Oct 2018£515,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
21, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 31 Oct 2018£515,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
17, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 12 Oct 2018£515,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 24 Sep 2018£524,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 17 Aug 2018£599,950 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 17 Aug 2018£499,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
10, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 10 Aug 2018£599,950 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 3 Aug 2018£599,950 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 3 Aug 2018£499,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 2 Aug 2018£515,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
8, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 31 Jul 2018£509,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 27 Jul 2018£599,950 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 27 Jul 2018£499,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
1, Helena Crescent SG5 4SA 31 Oct 2017£589,950 Detached New buildFreehold

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
23, Helena Crescent £515,950 (Nov 2018) → £582,000 (Sep 2025) +13%
over 7 yrs
5, Helena Crescent £524,950 (Sep 2018) → £600,000 (Aug 2025) +14%
over 7 yrs
28, Helena Crescent £604,950 (Apr 2019) → £615,000 (Mar 2025) +2%
over 6 yrs
24, Helena Crescent £434,950 (Mar 2019) → £440,000 (Jun 2023) +1%
over 4 yrs
18, Helena Crescent £570,000 (Dec 2020) → £730,000 (Apr 2023) +28%
over 2 yrs
26, Helena Crescent £619,950 (Apr 2019) → £580,000 (Jun 2020) → £677,500 (Sep 2022) +9%
over 3 yrs
21, Helena Crescent £515,950 (Oct 2018) → £557,500 (Aug 2022) +8%
over 4 yrs
7, Helena Crescent £499,950 (Jul 2018) → £545,000 (Jun 2022) +9%
over 4 yrs
15, Helena Crescent £599,950 (Aug 2018) → £645,000 (Feb 2022) +8%
over 4 yrs
17, Helena Crescent £515,950 (Oct 2018) → £522,000 (Dec 2020) +1%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Helena Crescent

Crime

51 crimes were reported within about a mile of Helena Crescent 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).

Anti-social behaviour21
Criminal damage & arson11
Violence & sexual offences10
Public order3
Other crime2
Burglary1

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

Flood risk

Helena Crescent is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • River Ivel in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire 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 Helena Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Fairfield Park Lower School 479 pupils Primary 3–9 Good Report 0.5 mi
Roecroft Lower School 359 pupils Primary 5–9 Report 0.7 mi
Stonehill School 220 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Northfields Infants and Nursery School 138 pupils Primary 3–7 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi
Pix Brook Academy 1,011 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–16 Good Report 0.9 mi
The Grange Academy 165 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Gothic Mede Academy 249 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 1.1 mi
St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold 297 pupils Primary Church of England 5–9 Report 1.1 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

  • Letchworth Garden City station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
  • Arlesey station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
  • Baldock station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • North Drive (adj) 4 min walk
  • North Drive (opp) 5 min walk
  • Peggles Lane (opp, Valerian Way) 6 min walk
  • Peggles Lane (adj, Valerian Way) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Larksfield And Arlesey Medical Practice
    Larksfield & Arlesey Surgery, Arlesey Road, Hitchin · 0.9 mi
  • The Birchwood And Sollershott Surgeries
    232-240 Nevells Road, Letchworth Garden City · 1.6 mi
  • The Nevells Road Surgery
    Nevells Road, Letchworth Garden City · 1.7 mi
  • The Garden City Surgery
    59 Station Road, Letchworth Garden City · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Fairfield Express · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Stotfold · 0.8 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Letchworth Southfields Rd Express · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Letchworth Express · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Stotfold Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Grange Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Arlesey Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
  • Purleys · 1.7 mi
  • Dental Clinic · 1.7 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.1%62.5%
Private rented11.6%20.3%
Social rented7.3%17.1%
Households1,052

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1526.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.4%64.1%
Aged 65+8.8%18.6%
Residents2,893

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 networks79%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks88%92%

Share of homes across Central Bedfordshire 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 Helena Crescent

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White86.5%90.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%2.4%
Other ethnic group1.5%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
No religion47.1%42.8%
Christian41%47.9%
Not answered5.4%5.4%
Sikh2.9%0.5%
Hindu2.1%1%
Muslim0.8%1.3%
Other religion0.6%0.5%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK89.8%89%
Born outside the UK10.2%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above47.3%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%10.4%
No qualifications7.5%15%
Apprenticeship3.7%5.9%
Other qualifications0.8%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health60.3%50.4%
Good health29.8%34.5%
Fair health7.2%11.3%
Bad health1.9%3%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
2 cars or vans in household48.1%36.4%
1 car or van in household34.8%38.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%13.8%
No cars or vans in household4.4%11.3%

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 Central Bedfordshire.

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