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Balmoral Road, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Balmoral Road, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/balmoral-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 1XG, SG5 1XQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£596,667
6 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£483,850
51 sales
Price range
£295k – £828k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jul 2026
SG5 1XQ

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At a glance

House prices£597k average17% above the Hitchin average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% 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 station15 min walkHitchin station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 52 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

51 property sales on Balmoral Road, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 6 homes sold here for an average of £596,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £447,112. Average sale prices rose from £406,000 in 2016 to £640,625 in 2026 (+58%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 17% above the Hitchin average of £512,005 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 80% terraced, 18% semi-detached, 2% detached. Recorded sale prices on Balmoral Road range from £295,000 to £828,250. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 124 streets in Hitchin with at least two sales in the last year, Balmoral Road ranks 34th for average price.

House prices on Balmoral Road compared

Balmoral Road£596,667
SG5 postcode area£474,840
Hitchin£512,005
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SG5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £406,000 (3 sales)2016£406k2017: £410,833 (6 sales)2017£411k2018: £383,500 (5 sales)2018£384k2019: £456,600 (5 sales)2019£457k2020: £450,660 (5 sales)2020£451k2021: £458,542 (6 sales)2021£459k2022: £472,500 (4 sales)2022£473k2023: £484,036 (3 sales)2023£484k2024: £603,743 (7 sales)2024£604k2025: £552,500 (3 sales)2025£553k2026: £640,625 (4 sales)2026£641k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 52 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced41£447,1128 Jul 2026
Semi-detached9£622,19415 Jul 2026
Detached1£745,00018 Mar 2024

Sold prices on Balmoral Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
54, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 15 Jul 2026£801,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 8 Jul 2026£569,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 19 Jun 2026£567,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 30 Jan 2026£625,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 17 Dec 2025£535,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 11 Dec 2025£482,500 TerracedFreehold
28, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 29 Apr 2025£640,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 8 Nov 2024£710,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 8 Nov 2024£828,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 27 Aug 2024£550,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 26 Jul 2024£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 12 Apr 2024£472,948 TerracedFreehold
27, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 18 Mar 2024£595,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 18 Mar 2024£745,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 12 Dec 2023£515,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 21 Nov 2023£475,000 TerracedFreehold
73, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 11 Aug 2023£462,108 TerracedFreehold
66, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 1 Dec 2022£512,500 TerracedFreehold
72, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 22 Jul 2022£470,000 TerracedFreehold
81, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 24 Jun 2022£492,500 TerracedFreehold
83, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 27 May 2022£415,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 13 Dec 2021£436,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 26 Nov 2021£466,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 3 Nov 2021£470,250 TerracedFreehold
30, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 28 Jun 2021£460,000 TerracedFreehold
76, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 21 Jun 2021£481,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 27 May 2021£438,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 16 Oct 2020£400,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 18 Sep 2020£310,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 13 Aug 2020£447,300 TerracedFreehold
6, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 17 Jul 2020£456,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 29 May 2020£400,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 9 Jan 2020£550,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 3 Dec 2019£440,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 30 Oct 2019£485,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 21 Jun 2019£413,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 12 Apr 2019£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 11 Jan 2019£420,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 24 Aug 2018£335,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 15 Aug 2018£430,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 7 Aug 2018£430,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 3 Aug 2018£427,500 TerracedFreehold
6, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 19 Jan 2018£295,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 1 Dec 2017£425,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 15 Sep 2017£410,000 TerracedFreehold
70, Balmoral Road SG5 1XQ 23 Aug 2017£410,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 7 Aug 2017£385,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 21 Jul 2017£415,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 20 Apr 2017£420,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Balmoral Road SG5 1XG 30 Nov 2016£405,000 TerracedFreehold
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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
11, Balmoral Road £485,000 (Oct 2019) → £567,000 (Jun 2026) +17%
over 7 yrs
38, Balmoral Road £400,000 (May 2020) → £535,000 (Dec 2025) +34%
over 6 yrs
28, Balmoral Road £525,000 (Apr 2019) → £640,000 (Apr 2025) +22%
over 6 yrs
65, Balmoral Road £440,000 (Dec 2019) → £550,000 (Aug 2024) +25%
over 5 yrs
27, Balmoral Road £550,000 (Jan 2020) → £595,000 (Mar 2024) +8%
over 4 yrs
6, Balmoral Road £295,000 (Jan 2018) → £335,000 (Aug 2018) → £456,000 (Jul 2020) → £515,000 (Dec 2023) +75%
over 6 yrs
30, Balmoral Road £430,000 (Aug 2018) → £460,000 (Jun 2021) +7%
over 3 yrs
76, Balmoral Road £417,000 (Jul 2016) → £481,000 (Jun 2021) +15%
over 5 yrs
33, Balmoral Road £385,000 (Aug 2017) → £438,000 (May 2021) +14%
over 4 yrs
32, Balmoral Road £420,000 (Apr 2017) → £400,000 (Oct 2020) -5%
over 3 yrs
18, Balmoral Road £427,500 (Aug 2018) → £447,300 (Aug 2020) +5%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Balmoral Road

Crime

228 crimes were reported within about a mile of Balmoral Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour72
Violence & sexual offences68
Shoplifting24
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order10
Drugs9

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

Flood risk

Balmoral Road 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 Balmoral Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.2 mi
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School 198 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.3 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
The Priory School 1,221 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Our Lady Catholic Primary School 173 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Oughton Primary and Nursery School 195 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Samuel Lucas Primary School 416 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 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

  • Hitchin station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 2.6 mi · 53 min walk
  • Baldock station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Balmoral Road (nr, Old Hale Way) 2 min walk
  • Balmoral Road (opp, Old Hale Way) 2 min walk
  • Strathmore School (opp, Old Hale Way) 3 min walk
  • Bearton Green (nr, Bearton Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.4 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.5 mi
  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.7 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Nightingale Express Petrol · 0.5 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.5 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cross Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Bancroft Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Carerx · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • The Mews · 0.5 mi
  • Hitchin Orthodontic Clinic Limited · 0.5 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
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.8%62.5%
Private rented15.1%20.3%
Social rented3.1%17.1%
Households609

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.1%64.1%
Aged 65+15.3%18.6%
Residents1,575

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 Balmoral Road

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White87.8%87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%5.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.8%1.1%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
No religion46.1%44.5%
Christian41.6%43.8%
Not answered6.2%6%
Sikh2.9%1.7%
Muslim2.2%1.6%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Jewish0.3%–
Buddhist0.1%0.5%

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK87.3%88.4%
Born outside the UK12.7%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above54.8%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications14.7%15.5%
No qualifications10.9%13.6%
Level 2 qualifications9.8%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.1%9.3%
Apprenticeship3.1%4.5%
Other qualifications2.6%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health58.4%50.6%
Good health29.2%34%
Fair health9.8%11.5%
Bad health2%3.1%
Very bad health0.6%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household46.6%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household30.9%30.6%
No cars or vans in household12.6%15.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household10%11%

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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