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Capswell Court, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Capswell Court, Hitchin · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/capswell-court/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 1ET.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£321,175
20 sales
Price range
£110k – £538k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Jul 2024
SG5 1ET

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At a glance

House prices£321k 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 station11 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold55% freeholdAcross 22 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 Capswell Court, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 5 Jul 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £474,091. 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 55% terraced, 45% flat. Recorded sale prices on Capswell Court range from £110,000 to £538,000. 55% of homes sold here were freehold and 45% leasehold.

House prices on Capswell Court compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Capswell Court 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: £410,000 (1 sales)2016£410k2017: £225,667 (3 sales)2017£226k2019: £226,250 (4 sales)2019£226k2020: £450,000 (1 sales)2020£450k2021: £251,000 (3 sales)2021£251k2022: £506,000 (3 sales)2022£506k2023: £294,000 (2 sales)2023£294k2024: £374,167 (3 sales)2024£374k

Tenure: 55% freehold and 45% leasehold across 22 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced11£474,0915 Jul 2024
Flat9£134,2782 Feb 2024

Sold prices on Capswell Court

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 5 Jul 2024£500,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 14 Jun 2024£495,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 2 Feb 2024£127,500 FlatLeasehold
20, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 6 Apr 2023£126,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 31 Jan 2023£462,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 20 Oct 2022£495,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 29 Sep 2022£490,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 25 Jul 2022£538,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 1 Apr 2022£490,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 27 Oct 2021£138,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 27 Sep 2021£500,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 16 Jun 2021£115,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 19 Mar 2020£450,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 5 Nov 2019£142,500 OtherLeasehold
30, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 5 Nov 2019£110,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 20 Sep 2019£110,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 31 Jul 2019£460,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 5 Mar 2019£225,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 3 Nov 2017£125,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 15 Sep 2017£420,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 8 Mar 2017£132,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Capswell Court SG5 1ET 29 Sep 2016£410,000 TerracedFreehold

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
2, Capswell Court £450,000 (Mar 2020) → £500,000 (Jul 2024) +11%
over 4 yrs
27, Capswell Court £110,000 (Sep 2019) → £127,500 (Feb 2024) +16%
over 4 yrs
20, Capswell Court £125,000 (Nov 2017) → £126,000 (Apr 2023) +1%
over 5 yrs
12, Capswell Court £410,000 (Sep 2016) → £495,000 (Oct 2022) → £462,000 (Jan 2023) +13%
over 6 yrs
6, Capswell Court £460,000 (Jul 2019) → £490,000 (Sep 2022) +7%
over 3 yrs
23, Capswell Court £132,000 (Mar 2017) → £138,000 (Oct 2021) +5%
over 5 yrs
3, Capswell Court £420,000 (Sep 2017) → £500,000 (Sep 2021) +19%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Capswell Court

Crime

249 crimes were reported within about a mile of Capswell Court 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).

Violence & sexual offences72
Anti-social behaviour70
Shoplifting28
Criminal damage & arson16
Other theft15
Public order11

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

Flood risk

Capswell Court 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 Capswell Court

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.2 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.2 mi
Samuel Lucas Primary School 416 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.6 mi
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin 234 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School 198 pupils Primary 3–7 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 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 2.7 mi · 55 min walk
  • Stevenage station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bunyan Road (nr, Bancroft) 1 min walk
  • Bunyan Road (opp, Bancroft) 1 min walk
  • Grove Road (nr, Nightingale Road) 2 min walk
  • Grove Road (opp, Nightingale Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.1 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.1 mi
  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.3 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.3 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Nightingale Express Petrol · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Bancroft Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Carerx · 0.1 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Hitchin Orthodontic Clinic Limited · 0.2 mi
  • The Mews · 0.2 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 Capswell Court

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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