100% FREE

Burns Close, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Burns Close, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/burns-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG4 0RB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£316,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£307,879
21 sales
Price range
£165k – £495k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Feb 2026
SG4 0RB

Free, no sign-up. Other sites charge up to £25.

At a glance

House prices£316k average38% below the Hitchin average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station2 min walkHitchin station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold57% freeholdAcross 21 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

21 property sales on Burns Close, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £316,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £325,475. Average sale prices fell from £327,500 in 2016 to £316,000 in 2026 (-4%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 38% below the Hitchin average of £512,005 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% terraced, 33% flat, 29% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Burns Close range from £165,000 to £495,000. 57% of homes sold here were freehold and 43% leasehold. Of 124 streets in Hitchin with at least two sales in the last year, Burns Close ranks 100th for average price.

House prices on Burns Close compared

Burns Close£316,000
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: £327,500 (2 sales)2016£328k2017: £374,167 (3 sales)2017£374k2018: £260,000 (2 sales)2018£260k2019: £198,000 (1 sales)2019£198k2020: £305,100 (3 sales)2020£305k2021: £297,717 (3 sales)2021£298k2022: £352,500 (1 sales)2022£353k2023: £221,000 (2 sales)2023£221k2024: £370,000 (1 sales)2024£370k2025: £365,000 (1 sales)2025£365k2026: £316,000 (2 sales)2026£316k

Tenure: 57% freehold and 43% leasehold across 21 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced8£325,47523 Feb 2026
Flat7£197,16410 Nov 2023
Semi-detached6£413,58312 Aug 2021

Sold prices on Burns Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Burns Close SG4 0RB 23 Feb 2026£237,000 TerracedLeasehold
5, Burns Close SG4 0RB 29 Jan 2026£395,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Burns Close SG4 0RB 18 Jun 2025£365,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Burns Close SG4 0RB 29 Feb 2024£370,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Burns Close SG4 0RB 10 Nov 2023£214,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Burns Close SG4 0RB 5 Jan 2023£228,000 TerracedLeasehold
6, Burns Close SG4 0RB 18 Mar 2022£352,500 TerracedFreehold
23, Burns Close SG4 0RB 20 Dec 2021£183,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Burns Close SG4 0RB 1 Dec 2021£215,150 FlatLeasehold
1, Burns Close SG4 0RB 12 Aug 2021£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Burns Close SG4 0RB 11 Dec 2020£210,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Burns Close SG4 0RB 10 Jul 2020£331,300 TerracedFreehold
34, Burns Close SG4 0RB 3 Feb 2020£374,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Burns Close SG4 0RB 30 Sep 2019£198,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Burns Close SG4 0RB 30 Jul 2018£195,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Burns Close SG4 0RB 23 Mar 2018£325,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Burns Close SG4 0RB 8 Dec 2017£362,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Burns Close SG4 0RB 5 Jul 2017£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Burns Close SG4 0RB 28 Apr 2017£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Burns Close SG4 0RB 21 Dec 2016£165,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Burns Close SG4 0RB 16 Dec 2016£490,000 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
14, Burns Close £228,000 (Jan 2023) → £237,000 (Feb 2026) +4%
over 3 yrs
5, Burns Close £370,000 (Feb 2024) → £395,000 (Jan 2026) +7%
over 2 yrs
6, Burns Close £325,000 (Mar 2018) → £352,500 (Mar 2022) +8%
over 4 yrs
34, Burns Close £362,500 (Dec 2017) → £374,000 (Feb 2020) +3%
over 2 yrs
22, Burns Close £195,000 (Jul 2018) → £198,000 (Sep 2019) +2%
over 1 yr

Buying on Burns Close?

Stamp duty calculator

Mortgage calculator

Schools near Burns Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin 234 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Highover Primary School 433 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
William Ransom Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.7 mi
Purwell Primary School 129 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils Primary 3–7 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 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
  • Baldock station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • North Herts College (nr, Cambridge Road) 1 min walk
  • North Herts College (adj, St Michaels Road) 1 min walk
  • North Herts College (opp, Cambridge Road) 2 min walk
  • Hitchin Railway Station (Stop F, Station Approach) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.6 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.7 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.7 mi
  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Hitchin Station Lyon Express · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsbury's Cambridge Road · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Nightingale Express Petrol · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Bancroft Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Carerx · 0.6 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Mr N F Faryad · 0.5 mi
  • The Vernon Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 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

12345678910

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.

Income8 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned63.7%62.5%
Private rented27.3%20.3%
Social rented9.0%17.1%
Households779

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.2%64.1%
Aged 65+13.4%18.6%
Residents1,700

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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Burns Close

Loading energy certificates…

Who lives around Burns Close

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White77.8%87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.2%5.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%3.7%
Other ethnic group3%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%2.4%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
No religion48.4%44.5%
Christian34.1%43.8%
Not answered5.7%6%
Sikh5.6%1.7%
Muslim3.2%1.6%
Hindu1.7%1.1%
Other religion1.1%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.5%

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK79.9%88.4%
Born outside the UK20.1%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above50.3%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications14.9%15.5%
Level 2 qualifications12.9%13.3%
No qualifications8.3%13.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%9.3%
Apprenticeship3.7%4.5%
Other qualifications1.6%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health53.8%50.6%
Good health34.5%34%
Fair health9%11.5%
Bad health2.4%3.1%
Very bad health0.3%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household52.7%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household25.8%30.6%
No cars or vans in household15.5%15.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household6%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.

Planning and heritage near Burns Close

Checking conservation areas, listed buildings and other designations…

Noise, radon and ground hazards

Checking…

Planning applications near Burns Close

Recent planning applications around Burns Close from the council's planning register. Choose how far to look:

Checking recent planning applications…

Thinking of selling on Burns Close?

Get a free valuation

Local estate agents will value your home for free, with no obligation.

What's my home worth?

Get an instant estimate from what you paid and how prices in North Hertfordshire have moved since.

Estimate my home's value

Council tax here

North Hertfordshire Band D is £2,449 a year (Band A £1,632). See every band.

Estate agents near Burns Close

Agent locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. More local agents

What's it like living on Burns Close?

No reviews yet. Live here, or used to? Be the first to say what it's like.

Write a review of Burns Close

Reviews are checked before they appear. Please don't name individuals or include personal details.

Nearby streets in SG4

See all streets in Hitchin All streets in SG4

You might also like

Most expensive streets in HitchinWhere the priciest homes in Hitchin sellCheapest streets in HitchinThe most affordable streets in HitchinHouse prices in North HertfordshireHow much prices have risenCouncil tax in North HertfordshireEvery band for this yearWhat's my house worth?A free estimate from what you paidMoving costs calculatorStamp duty, fees and removals in one totalRent vs buy in North HertfordshireIs buying cheaper than renting here?Where can I afford?Other streets at this price