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Bedford Street, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bedford Street, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/bedford-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 2JG.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£492,277
28 sales
Price range
£330k – £1.25m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Aug 2025
SG5 2JG

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At a glance

House prices£492k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station20 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 29 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

28 property sales on Bedford Street, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 21 Aug 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £386,597. Average sale prices rose from £445,563 in 2016 to £746,667 in 2025 (+68%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 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 64% terraced, 29% semi-detached, 7% detached. Recorded sale prices on Bedford Street range from £330,000 to £1,250,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Bedford Street compared

SG5 postcode area£474,840
Hitchin£512,005
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £445,563 (8 sales)2016£446k2017: £460,000 (2 sales)2017£460k2018: £441,250 (4 sales)2018£441k2019: £487,500 (2 sales)2019£488k2020: £715,000 (2 sales)2020£715k2021: £401,125 (4 sales)2021£401k2022: £385,000 (1 sales)2022£385k2024: £449,875 (2 sales)2024£450k2025: £746,667 (3 sales)2025£747k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced18£386,59725 Mar 2025
Semi-detached8£625,62521 Aug 2025
Detached2£910,00027 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Bedford Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
29, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 21 Aug 2025£640,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 27 Mar 2025£1,250,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 25 Mar 2025£350,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 30 Sep 2024£470,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 26 Jul 2024£429,750 TerracedFreehold
5, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 18 Jul 2022£385,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 17 Sep 2021£388,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 21 May 2021£427,500 TerracedFreehold
26, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 25 Feb 2021£373,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 4 Feb 2021£416,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 6 Nov 2020£860,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 18 Aug 2020£570,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 2 Dec 2019£330,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 30 Sep 2019£645,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 22 Oct 2018£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 17 Aug 2018£335,000 TerracedFreehold
14A, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 18 May 2018£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 29 Mar 2018£360,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 23 Oct 2017£350,000 TerracedFreehold
29B, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 29 Sep 2017£570,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 1 Jun 2017£270,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 29 Nov 2016£542,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 31 Oct 2016£625,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 18 Oct 2016£360,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 27 May 2016£352,500 TerracedFreehold
18, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 24 May 2016£370,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 22 Apr 2016£370,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 30 Mar 2016£350,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Bedford Street SG5 2JG 28 Jan 2016£595,000 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
29, Bedford Street £570,000 (Aug 2020) → £640,000 (Aug 2025) +12%
over 5 yrs
1, Bedford Street £360,000 (Mar 2018) → £429,750 (Jul 2024) +19%
over 6 yrs
5, Bedford Street £270,000 (Jun 2017) → £385,000 (Jul 2022) +43%
over 5 yrs
33, Bedford Street £360,000 (Oct 2016) → £427,500 (May 2021) +19%
over 5 yrs
26, Bedford Street £352,500 (May 2016) → £373,000 (Feb 2021) +6%
over 5 yrs
9, Bedford Street £625,000 (Oct 2016) → £645,000 (Sep 2019) +3%
over 3 yrs
7, Bedford Street £595,000 (Jan 2016) → £650,000 (Oct 2018) +9%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Bedford Street

Crime

207 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bedford Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour60
Violence & sexual offences60
Shoplifting24
Criminal damage & arson13
Public order10
Vehicle crime9

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

Flood risk

Bedford Street 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 Bedford Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Samuel Lucas Primary School 416 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.0 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Oughton Primary and Nursery School 195 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.5 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School 198 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.8 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 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
  • Stevenage station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • West Hill (nr, Old Park Road) 3 min walk
  • Waitrose (opp, Bedford Road) 3 min walk
  • Football Club (opp, Fishponds Road) 4 min walk
  • Football Club (o/s, Fishponds Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

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

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Hitchin Supermarket · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Cross Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • North Hertfordshire And Stevenag · 0.2 mi
  • Old Park Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Hitchin Dental Care · 0.3 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 9 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.3%62.5%
Private rented30.8%20.3%
Social rented10.9%17.1%
Households1,306

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.8%64.1%
Aged 65+24.3%18.6%
Residents2,470

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 Bedford Street

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White89.4%87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%5.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%2.4%
Other ethnic group1.3%1.1%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
No religion48%44.5%
Christian41.5%43.8%
Not answered5.7%6%
Hindu1.4%1.1%
Muslim1.1%1.6%
Sikh0.7%1.7%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.6%0.5%

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK84.9%88.4%
Born outside the UK15.1%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above48.5%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications14.8%15.5%
No qualifications12.7%13.6%
Level 2 qualifications10.7%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.8%9.3%
Apprenticeship4.1%4.5%
Other qualifications3.4%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health48.7%50.6%
Good health34.8%34%
Fair health12.7%11.5%
Bad health3%3.1%
Very bad health0.7%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household49%42.9%
No cars or vans in household29.7%15.5%
2 cars or vans in household18.1%30.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%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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