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Fishponds Road, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Fishponds Road, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/fishponds-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 1NR, SG5 1NS, SG5 1NU.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£502,500
16 sales
Price range
£165k – £870k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Aug 2023
SG5 1NR

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At a glance

House prices£503k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station12 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% freeholdAcross 16 Land Registry sales Conservation areaNoUsual planning rules apply Green beltNoNot in the green belt Listed buildings2 within 200 mNearest: Frythe Cottages, Grade II Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

16 property sales on Fishponds Road, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 24 Aug 2023. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £391,429. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 44% terraced, 31% semi-detached, 19% detached. Recorded sale prices on Fishponds Road range from £165,000 to £870,000. 94% of homes sold here were freehold and 6% leasehold.

House prices on Fishponds Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Fishponds Road 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: £197,500 (1 sales)2016£198k2017: £577,000 (5 sales)2017£577k2019: £265,000 (2 sales)2019£265k2020: £400,000 (1 sales)2020£400k2021: £622,500 (3 sales)2021£623k2022: £550,000 (1 sales)2022£550k2023: £536,667 (3 sales)2023£537k

Tenure: 94% freehold and 6% leasehold across 16 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced7£391,42911 Aug 2023
Semi-detached5£573,50022 Mar 2023
Detached3£745,00024 Aug 2023
Flat1£197,50026 Oct 2016

Sold prices on Fishponds Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 24 Aug 2023£625,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 11 Aug 2023£490,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 22 Mar 2023£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 19 Jan 2022£550,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 9 Aug 2021£747,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Fishponds Road SG5 1NU 15 Jun 2021£740,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 30 Apr 2021£380,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 2 Dec 2020£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 20 Dec 2019£365,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 20 Aug 2019£165,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Fishponds Road SG5 1NS 23 Jun 2017£850,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 25 May 2017£400,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Fishponds Road SG5 1NS 12 May 2017£870,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 20 Apr 2017£390,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 28 Feb 2017£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18A, Fishponds Road SG5 1NR 26 Oct 2016£197,500 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
24, Fishponds Road £400,000 (May 2017) → £550,000 (Jan 2022) +38%
over 5 yrs
22, Fishponds Road £165,000 (Aug 2019) → £380,000 (Apr 2021) +130%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Fishponds Road

Crime

238 crimes were reported within about a mile of Fishponds Road in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences72
Anti-social behaviour70
Shoplifting24
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order11
Other theft10

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

Flood risk

Fishponds Road 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 Fishponds Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.1 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.2 mi
Samuel Lucas Primary School 416 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School 198 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 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
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 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 · 12 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Baldock station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bunyan Road (nr, Bancroft) 2 min walk
  • Bunyan Road (opp, Bancroft) 2 min walk
  • Grove Road (nr, Nightingale Road) 3 min walk
  • Grove Road (opp, Nightingale Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.1 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.2 mi
  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.4 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.2 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Nightingale Express Petrol · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 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 7 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned68.3%62.5%
Private rented23.4%20.3%
Social rented8.3%17.1%
Households653

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.6%64.1%
Aged 65+11.1%18.6%
Residents1,562

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 Fishponds Road

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White83.6%87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%5.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.1%2.4%
Other ethnic group1.3%1.1%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
No religion52.5%44.5%
Christian31.6%43.8%
Not answered6.3%6%
Muslim3.8%1.6%
Sikh1.9%1.7%
Hindu1.8%1.1%
Buddhist0.7%0.5%
Other religion0.7%0.6%

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK85.9%88.4%
Born outside the UK14.1%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above59.4%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications11.4%15.5%
No qualifications10.2%13.6%
Level 2 qualifications8.9%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%9.3%
Apprenticeship2.4%4.5%
Other qualifications1.2%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health56.3%50.6%
Good health32.2%34%
Fair health8%11.5%
Bad health3.1%3.1%
Very bad health0.4%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household55.3%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household22.5%30.6%
No cars or vans in household17.3%15.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.9%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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