Brand Street, Hitchin

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 1HX, SG5 1JE, SG5 1HS.

Average price (last 12 months)

£315,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2018)

£279,044

43 sales

Price range

£200k – £415k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

10 Aug 2026

SG5 1HX

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At a glance

House prices£279k averageSince 2018 (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 station15 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband38% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold88% leaseholdAcross 56 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 Brand Street, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £315,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £276,819. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 98% flat, 2% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Brand Street range from £199,950 to £415,000. 13% of homes sold here were freehold and 88% leasehold.

House prices on Brand Street compared

SG5 postcode area£474,840

Hitchin£512,005

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Brand 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

Tenure: 13% freehold and 88% leasehold across 56 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	42	£276,819	10 Aug 2026
Terraced	1	£372,500	16 Feb 2021

Sold prices on Brand Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Flat 1, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	10 Aug 2026	£315,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	20 Mar 2025	£360,000	Flat	Leasehold
4, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	3 Feb 2025	£185,000	Flat	Leasehold
23, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	8 Mar 2024	£226,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 4, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	8 Nov 2023	£310,000	Flat	Leasehold
3, Brand Street SG5 1HX	2 Oct 2023	£510,000	Other	Freehold
21, Brand Street SG5 1JE	19 May 2023	£1,090,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 7, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	20 Jul 2022	£351,500	Flat	Leasehold
11, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	31 Mar 2022	£217,000	Flat	Leasehold
10, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	27 Oct 2021	£265,000	Flat	Leasehold
23, Brand Street SG5 1HS	2 Sep 2021	£580,000	Other	Freehold
1, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	1 Apr 2021	£210,000	Flat	Leasehold
Block A, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	26 Mar 2021	£255,000	Other	Freehold
24, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	24 Feb 2021	£265,000	Flat	Leasehold
10, Brand Street SG5 1HX	16 Feb 2021	£372,500	Terraced	Freehold
17, Brand Street SG5 1JE	20 Aug 2020	£1,000	Other	Leasehold
26, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	10 Aug 2020	£391,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
19, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	24 Apr 2020	£190,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
4, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	26 Feb 2020	£190,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
6, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	14 Feb 2020	£240,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 12, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	31 Jan 2020	£315,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 9, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	21 May 2019	£310,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 1, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	1 May 2019	£325,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 5, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	25 Mar 2019	£312,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
North Hertfordshire Museum, Brand Street SG5 1JE	30 Jan 2019	£550,000	Other	Freehold
20, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	22 Jan 2019	£203,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
17, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	4 Jan 2019	£254,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 7, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	4 Dec 2018	£296,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 11, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	29 Nov 2018	£285,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 2, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	29 Nov 2018	£365,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
22, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	6 Nov 2018	£199,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 8, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	2 Nov 2018	£350,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
25, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	31 Oct 2018	£225,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 10, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	21 Sep 2018	£327,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
8, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	7 Sep 2018	£267,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 4, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	31 Aug 2018	£290,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
23, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	29 Aug 2018	£225,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
1, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	22 Aug 2018	£215,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 6, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	21 Aug 2018	£415,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 3, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	20 Jul 2018	£288,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
18, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	6 Jul 2018	£276,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 12, Hicce House, Brand Street SG5 1HX	4 Jul 2018	£330,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
9, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	2 Jul 2018	£275,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
11, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	22 Jun 2018	£222,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
14, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	15 Jun 2018	£272,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
5, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	14 Jun 2018	£230,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
16, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	18 May 2018	£275,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
24, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	17 May 2018	£270,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
15, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	16 May 2018	£224,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
7, Latchmore Court, Brand Street SG5 1HX	4 May 2018	£225,000	Flat New build	Leasehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
Flat 1, Hicce House, Brand Street	£325,000 (May 2019) → £315,000 (Aug 2026)	-3% over 7 yrs
Flat 5, Hicce House, Brand Street	£312,500 (Mar 2019) → £360,000 (Mar 2025)	+15% over 6 yrs
4, Latchmore Court, Brand Street	£190,000 (Feb 2020) → £185,000 (Feb 2025)	-3% over 5 yrs
23, Latchmore Court, Brand Street	£225,000 (Aug 2018) → £226,500 (Mar 2024)	+1% over 6 yrs
Flat 4, Hicce House, Brand Street	£290,000 (Aug 2018) → £310,000 (Nov 2023)	+7% over 5 yrs
Flat 7, Hicce House, Brand Street	£296,000 (Dec 2018) → £351,500 (Jul 2022)	+19% over 4 yrs
11, Latchmore Court, Brand Street	£222,500 (Jun 2018) → £217,000 (Mar 2022)	-2% over 4 yrs
10, Latchmore Court, Brand Street	£263,000 (Apr 2018) → £265,000 (Oct 2021)	+1% over 4 yrs
1, Latchmore Court, Brand Street	£215,000 (Aug 2018) → £210,000 (Apr 2021)	-2% over 3 yrs
24, Latchmore Court, Brand Street	£270,000 (May 2018) → £265,000 (Feb 2021)	-2% over 3 yrs
Flat 12, Hicce House, Brand Street	£330,000 (Jul 2018) → £315,000 (Jan 2020)	-5% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Brand Street

Crime

234 crimes were reported within about a mile of Brand 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 behaviour	67
Violence & sexual offences	67
Shoplifting	28
Other theft	15
Criminal damage & arson	14
Vehicle crime	10

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

Flood risk

Brand 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 Brand Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.2 mi
Samuel Lucas Primary School 416 pupils	Primary	4–11	Outstanding Report	0.3 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.3 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.4 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.4 mi
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.5 mi
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin 234 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Whitehill Junior School 241 pupils	Primary	7–11	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 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
Letchworth Garden City station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
Stevenage station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Grammar School Walk (nr, Bedford Road) 1 min walk
Bancroft (Stop D, Bancroft) 2 min walk
Bancroft (Stop G, Bancroft) 2 min walk
Bancroft (Stop E, Bancroft) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.2 mi
The Portmill Surgery
114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.2 mi
Bancroft Medical Centre
Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.2 mi
Regal Chambers Surgery
50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.1 mi
Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.1 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.2 mi
Asda Supermarket Asda Hitchin Supermarket · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.1 mi
Nu Cross Dispensing Chemist · 0.1 mi
Bell Chemist · 0.2 mi

Dentists

Hitchin Dental Care · 0.0 mi
No 1 High Street Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
Old Park Dental Surgery · 0.1 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.

Income	8 of 10
Employment	9 of 10
Education and skills	10 of 10
Health and disability	9 of 10
Crime	4 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	58.3%	62.5%
Private rented	30.8%	20.3%
Social rented	10.9%	17.1%
Households	1,306

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	24.3%	18.6%
Residents	2,470

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	38%	80%
Gigabit-capable	38%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	80%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	88%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Brand Street

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Who lives around Brand Street

Ethnic group

	Here	North Hertfordshire
White	89.4%	87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	4.5%	5.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.8%	3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	2%	2.4%
Other ethnic group	1.3%	1.1%

Religion

	Here	North Hertfordshire
No religion	48%	44.5%
Christian	41.5%	43.8%
Not answered	5.7%	6%
Hindu	1.4%	1.1%
Muslim	1.1%	1.6%
Sikh	0.7%	1.7%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%

Country of birth

	Here	North Hertfordshire
Born in the UK	84.9%	88.4%
Born outside the UK	15.1%	11.6%

Highest qualification

	Here	North Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above	48.5%	41.5%
Level 3 qualifications	14.8%	15.5%
No qualifications	12.7%	13.6%
Level 2 qualifications	10.7%	13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	5.8%	9.3%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	4.5%
Other qualifications	3.4%	2.3%

General health

	Here	North Hertfordshire
Very good health	48.7%	50.6%
Good health	34.8%	34%
Fair health	12.7%	11.5%
Bad health	3%	3.1%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.8%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	North Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household	49%	42.9%
No cars or vans in household	29.7%	15.5%
2 cars or vans in household	18.1%	30.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	3.1%	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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Estate agents near Brand Street

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