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Grays Lane, Hitchin

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 2HJ, SG5 2HH, SG5 2HD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£757,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£686,980
21 sales
Price range
£250k – £975k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Jul 2026
SG5 2HA

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At a glance

House prices£758k average48% above the Hitchin average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station20 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold96% freeholdAcross 23 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 Grays Lane, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £757,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £725,583. That is 48% above the Hitchin average of £512,005 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 57% detached, 38% semi-detached, 5% flat. Recorded sale prices on Grays Lane range from £250,000 to £975,000. 96% of homes sold here were freehold and 4% leasehold. Of 124 streets in Hitchin with at least two sales in the last year, Grays Lane ranks 12th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Grays Lane compared

Grays Lane£757,500
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

2017: £641,667 (3 sales)2017£642k2019: £746,000 (2 sales)2019£746k2020: £572,500 (2 sales)2020£573k2021: £585,617 (5 sales)2021£586k2022: £975,000 (1 sales)2022£975k2023: £720,000 (2 sales)2023£720k2024: £810,500 (3 sales)2024£811k2025: £747,500 (2 sales)2025£748k2026: £595,000 (1 sales)2026£595k

Tenure: 96% freehold and 4% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached12£725,58314 Nov 2025
Semi-detached8£683,6988 Jul 2026
Flat1£250,00026 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Grays Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Grays Lane SG5 2HA 8 Jul 2026£595,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Grays Lane SG5 2HH 14 Nov 2025£920,000 DetachedFreehold
67, Grays Lane SG5 2HN 25 Jul 2025£575,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Grays Lane SG5 2HJ 19 Sep 2024£680,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Grays Lane SG5 2HD 19 Jul 2024£780,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Grays Lane SG5 2HH 2 May 2024£971,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Grays Lane SG5 2HD 23 Oct 2023£775,000 DetachedFreehold
72, Grays Lane SG5 2HN 3 Feb 2023£665,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Grays Lane SG5 2HG 20 Jul 2022£975,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Grays Lane SG5 2HJ 30 Sep 2021£870,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Grays Lane SG5 2HN 23 Sep 2021£586,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
Duckland Cottage, Grays Lane SG5 2HR 30 Jun 2021£300,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Grays Lane SG5 2HJ 1 Jun 2021£1,200 OtherFreehold
23, Grays Lane SG5 2HH 26 Mar 2021£250,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Grays Lane SG5 2HH 2 Feb 2021£921,333 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Grays Lane SG5 2HJ 13 Oct 2020£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Grays Lane SG5 2HD 21 Feb 2020£650,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Grays Lane SG5 2HD 12 Dec 2019£540,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Grays Lane SG5 2HH 31 Jan 2019£952,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Grays Lane SG5 2HG 24 Nov 2017£725,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Grays Lane SG5 2HJ 28 Apr 2017£600,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Grays Lane SG5 2HH 13 Apr 2017£600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Grays Lane SG5 2HJ 18 Aug 2016£690,000 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
8, Grays Lane £650,000 (Feb 2020) → £780,000 (Jul 2024) +20%
over 4 yrs
45, Grays Lane £600,000 (Apr 2017) → £921,333 (Feb 2021) +54%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Grays Lane

Crime

202 crimes were reported within about a mile of Grays Lane in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour56
Violence & sexual offences53
Shoplifting28
Other theft14
Criminal damage & arson12
Vehicle crime10

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

Flood risk

Grays Lane 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 Grays Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Samuel Lucas Primary School 416 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.7 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Oughton Primary and Nursery School 195 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Whitehill Junior School 241 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.8 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 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • Stevenage station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Moormead Close (opp, Offley Road) 3 min walk
  • Moormead Close (nr, Offley Road) 3 min walk
  • West Hill (nr, Old Park Road) 3 min walk
  • Grammar School Walk (nr, Bedford Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.4 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.4 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.4 mi
  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Hitchin Supermarket · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Nu Cross Dispensing Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Tilehouse Dental Care Clinic · 0.2 mi
  • Old Park Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Hitchin Dental Care · 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 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.6%62.5%
Private rented6.6%20.3%
Social rented1.8%17.1%
Households723

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6451.6%64.1%
Aged 65+32.0%18.6%
Residents1,839

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 Grays Lane

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White94.1%87.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%3.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%5.2%
Other ethnic group1.2%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%2.4%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Christian50.2%43.8%
No religion42.4%44.5%
Not answered3.9%6%
Sikh1%1.7%
Muslim0.8%1.6%
Jewish0.7%–
Buddhist0.4%0.5%
Hindu0.3%1.1%

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK92%88.4%
Born outside the UK8%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above49.6%41.5%
No qualifications15.5%13.6%
Level 3 qualifications12.5%15.5%
Level 2 qualifications10.4%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.9%9.3%
Apprenticeship3%4.5%
Other qualifications3%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health50.9%50.6%
Good health33.3%34%
Fair health12.6%11.5%
Bad health2.3%3.1%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household41.8%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household33.1%30.6%
No cars or vans in household14.8%15.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%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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