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Gaping Lane, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Gaping Lane, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/gaping-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 2JE, SG5 2JQ, SG5 2JH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£531,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£520,158
24 sales
Price range
£175k – £938k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Apr 2026
SG5 2JH

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At a glance

House prices£531k average4% above the Hitchin average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% freeholdAcross 25 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

24 property sales on Gaping Lane, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £531,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £717,727. Average sale prices rose from £471,667 in 2016 to £531,000 in 2026 (+13%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 4% above 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 46% semi-detached, 29% terraced, 21% flat. Recorded sale prices on Gaping Lane range from £175,000 to £938,000. 76% of homes sold here were freehold and 24% leasehold. Of 124 streets in Hitchin with at least two sales in the last year, Gaping Lane ranks 48th for average price.

House prices on Gaping Lane compared

Gaping Lane£531,000
SG5 postcode area£474,840
Hitchin£512,005
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SG5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £471,667 (3 sales)2016£472k2017: £504,100 (3 sales)2017£504k2018: £420,000 (2 sales)2018£420k2019: £342,500 (1 sales)2019£343k2020: £175,000 (1 sales)2020£175k2021: £588,750 (4 sales)2021£589k2022: £455,000 (1 sales)2022£455k2023: £492,500 (2 sales)2023£493k2024: £522,500 (2 sales)2024£523k2025: £765,667 (3 sales)2025£766k2026: £531,000 (2 sales)2026£531k

Tenure: 76% freehold and 24% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£717,72718 Feb 2026
Terraced7£431,25722 Feb 2022
Flat5£189,0001 Apr 2026
Detached1£625,00030 Apr 2021

Sold prices on Gaping Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Hartland Court, Gaping Lane SG5 2JH 1 Apr 2026£185,000 FlatLeasehold
54, Gaping Lane SG5 2JE 18 Feb 2026£877,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Gaping Lane SG5 2JQ 19 Mar 2025£649,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Gaping Lane SG5 2JE 30 Jan 2025£710,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Gaping Lane SG5 2JE 6 Jan 2025£938,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Hartland Court, Gaping Lane SG5 2JH 12 Jul 2024£200,000 FlatLeasehold
59, Gaping Lane SG5 2JE 8 Jan 2024£845,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Hartland Court, Gaping Lane SG5 2JH 31 Jul 2023£210,000 FlatLeasehold
62, Gaping Lane SG5 2JE 26 Jan 2023£775,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Gaping Lane SG5 2JQ 22 Feb 2022£455,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Gaping Lane SG5 2JQ 28 May 2021£420,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Gaping Lane SG5 2JE 30 Apr 2021£625,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Gaping Lane SG5 2JE 16 Apr 2021£645,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Gaping Lane SG5 2JE 1 Apr 2021£665,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Hartland Court, Gaping Lane SG5 2JH 29 Oct 2020£175,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Gaping Lane SG5 2JQ 9 Jul 2019£342,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Hartland Court, Gaping Lane SG5 2JH 18 Dec 2018£175,000 FlatLeasehold
70, Gaping Lane SG5 2JE 21 Feb 2018£665,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Gaping Lane SG5 2JQ 14 Dec 2017£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Gaping Lane SG5 2JE 16 Oct 2017£636,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Gaping Lane SG5 2JQ 2 Feb 2017£351,300 TerracedFreehold
2, Gaping Lane SG5 2JQ 29 Nov 2016£392,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Gaping Lane SG5 2JQ 20 Oct 2016£393,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Gaping Lane SG5 2JE 20 Oct 2016£630,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Hartland Court, Gaping Lane SG5 2JH 19 Oct 2016£175,500 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
32, Gaping Lane £525,000 (Dec 2017) → £649,000 (Mar 2025) +24%
over 7 yrs
4, Hartland Court, Gaping Lane £175,000 (Dec 2018) → £175,000 (Oct 2020) → £200,000 (Jul 2024) +14%
over 6 yrs
2, Hartland Court, Gaping Lane £175,500 (Oct 2016) → £210,000 (Jul 2023) +20%
over 7 yrs
4, Gaping Lane £393,000 (Oct 2016) → £455,000 (Feb 2022) +16%
over 5 yrs
8, Gaping Lane £351,300 (Feb 2017) → £420,000 (May 2021) +20%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Gaping Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Samuel Lucas Primary School 416 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.1 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Oughton Primary and Nursery School 195 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.6 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.8 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School 198 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.9 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 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
  • Stevenage station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 37 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • West Hill (nr, Old Park Road) 4 min walk
  • Waitrose (opp, Bedford Road) 5 min walk
  • Football Club (opp, Fishponds Road) 6 min walk
  • Football Club (o/s, Fishponds Road) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.5 mi
  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.5 mi
  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.6 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Hitchin Supermarket · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cross Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • North Hertfordshire And Stevenag · 0.2 mi
  • Old Park Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Hitchin Dental Care · 0.4 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 Gaping Lane

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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