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Bowmans Avenue, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bowmans Avenue, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/bowmans-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG4 9QD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£340,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£432,100
20 sales
Price range
£181k – £635k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Aug 2026
SG4 9QD

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At a glance

House prices£341k average33% below the Hitchin average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold75% freeholdAcross 20 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

20 property sales on Bowmans Avenue, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £340,667. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £485,063. That is 33% below the Hitchin average of £512,005 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 40% semi-detached, 25% terraced, 20% flat. Recorded sale prices on Bowmans Avenue range from £181,000 to £635,000. 75% of homes sold here were freehold and 25% leasehold. Of 124 streets in Hitchin with at least two sales in the last year, Bowmans Avenue ranks 96th for average price.

House prices on Bowmans Avenue compared

Bowmans Avenue£340,667
SG4 postcode area£517,037
Hitchin£512,005
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SG4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £181,000 (1 sales)2016£181k2017: £455,000 (3 sales)2017£455k2018: £483,000 (2 sales)2018£483k2019: £452,500 (2 sales)2019£453k2020: £526,667 (3 sales)2020£527k2021: £447,250 (2 sales)2021£447k2023: £443,750 (2 sales)2023£444k2024: £250,000 (1 sales)2024£250k2025: £433,000 (2 sales)2025£433k2026: £373,500 (2 sales)2026£374k

Tenure: 75% freehold and 25% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached8£485,06323 Oct 2025
Terraced5£421,6003 Jul 2026
Flat4£235,25018 Aug 2026
Detached3£570,83320 Nov 2020

Sold prices on Bowmans Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
43, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 18 Aug 2026£235,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 3 Jul 2026£512,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 19 Dec 2025£275,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 23 Oct 2025£591,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 10 Apr 2024£250,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 13 Oct 2023£257,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
9, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 11 Aug 2023£630,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 25 Jun 2021£400,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 19 Mar 2021£494,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 20 Nov 2020£635,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 28 Aug 2020£500,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 16 Jan 2020£445,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 17 May 2019£480,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 29 Mar 2019£425,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 9 Nov 2018£396,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 3 Sep 2018£570,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10D, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 26 Oct 2017£412,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 4 Aug 2017£375,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 28 Jul 2017£577,500 DetachedFreehold
31, Bowmans Avenue SG4 9QD 12 Oct 2016£181,000 FlatLeasehold

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
18, Bowmans Avenue £425,000 (Mar 2019) → £512,000 (Jul 2026) +20%
over 7 yrs
15, Bowmans Avenue £480,000 (May 2019) → £591,000 (Oct 2025) +23%
over 6 yrs
9, Bowmans Avenue £570,000 (Sep 2018) → £630,000 (Aug 2023) +11%
over 5 yrs
22, Bowmans Avenue £375,000 (Aug 2017) → £400,000 (Jun 2021) +7%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Bowmans Avenue

Crime

197 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bowmans Avenue 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 offences59
Anti-social behaviour51
Shoplifting28
Other theft14
Criminal damage & arson10
Public order8

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

Schools near Bowmans Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
William Ransom Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Mary Exton Primary School 146 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin 234 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Whitehill Junior School 241 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Kingshott School 403 pupils Other independent school 3–16 Report 0.5 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.6 mi
Purwell Primary School 129 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 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 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 2.6 mi · 53 min walk
  • Stevenage station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wymondley Road (S-bound, Halsey Drive) 2 min walk
  • Manor Crescent (opp, Ninesprings Way) 2 min walk
  • Kingsdown (nr, Halsey Drive) 3 min walk
  • Hardy Close (opp, St Michaels Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.7 mi
  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.7 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.9 mi
  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Hitchin Station Lyon Express · 0.5 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Oakfield Hitchin BP · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsbury's Cambridge Road · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Nightingale Express Petrol · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Nu Cross Dispensing Chemist · 0.8 mi
  • Carerx · 0.8 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Mr N F Faryad · 0.5 mi
  • The Vernon Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 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 services9 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.2%62.5%
Private rented13.3%20.3%
Social rented1.5%17.1%
Households608

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.7%64.1%
Aged 65+20.9%18.6%
Residents1,480

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 Bowmans Avenue

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White77.4%87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.6%5.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%3.7%
Other ethnic group3.8%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.1%2.4%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Christian43.5%43.8%
No religion37.9%44.5%
Not answered5.4%6%
Sikh5.3%1.7%
Hindu3.2%1.1%
Muslim2.8%1.6%
Buddhist0.9%0.5%
Jewish0.5%–

Country of birth

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

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above48.2%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications13.7%15.5%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%13.3%
No qualifications11.6%13.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%9.3%
Apprenticeship4.7%4.5%
Other qualifications2.1%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health53.5%50.6%
Good health33%34%
Fair health11.3%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 household44.8%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household33.1%30.6%
No cars or vans in household11.5%15.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%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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