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Hawthorn Close, Hitchin

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 2BW, SG5 2BP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£723,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£564,872
18 sales
Price range
£400k – £870k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Mar 2026
SG5 2BP

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At a glance

House prices£724k average41% 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 station22 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 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

18 property sales on Hawthorn Close, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £723,750. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £564,872. That is 41% above the Hitchin average of £512,005 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Hawthorn Close range from £400,000 to £870,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 124 streets in Hitchin with at least two sales in the last year, Hawthorn Close ranks 18th for average price.

House prices on Hawthorn Close compared

Hawthorn Close£723,750
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: £499,700 (1 sales)2016£500k2017: £420,000 (2 sales)2017£420k2018: £630,000 (2 sales)2018£630k2019: £498,333 (3 sales)2019£498k2020: £513,000 (1 sales)2020£513k2021: £570,000 (2 sales)2021£570k2023: £598,333 (3 sales)2023£598k2024: £588,750 (2 sales)2024£589k2026: £723,750 (2 sales)2026£724k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached18£564,87213 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Hawthorn Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Woodlands, 41, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BP 13 Mar 2026£870,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BW 22 Jan 2026£577,500 DetachedFreehold
4, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BW 24 May 2024£625,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BW 15 Apr 2024£552,500 DetachedFreehold
23, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BW 3 Aug 2023£575,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BP 14 Jun 2023£520,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BW 17 Mar 2023£700,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BP 12 Mar 2021£425,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BW 23 Feb 2021£715,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BW 10 Jun 2020£513,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BW 6 Sep 2019£485,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BW 29 Aug 2019£545,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BP 12 Apr 2019£465,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BW 26 Oct 2018£612,500 DetachedFreehold
51, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BP 2 May 2018£647,500 DetachedFreehold
16, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BP 1 Sep 2017£440,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BW 5 May 2017£400,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Hawthorn Close SG5 2BW 10 Nov 2016£499,700 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
11, Hawthorn Close £612,500 (Oct 2018) → £700,000 (Mar 2023) +14%
over 4 yrs
10, Hawthorn Close £485,000 (Sep 2019) → £513,000 (Jun 2020) +6%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Hawthorn Close

Crime

176 crimes were reported within about a mile of Hawthorn Close 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 behaviour48
Violence & sexual offences46
Shoplifting22
Other theft14
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson9

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

Flood risk

Hawthorn Close 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 Hawthorn Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Samuel Lucas Primary School 416 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.6 mi
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Whitehill Junior School 241 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.8 mi
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.9 mi
Oughton Primary and Nursery School 195 pupils Primary 3–11 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 · 22 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk
  • Stevenage station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Moormead Close (nr, Offley Road) 3 min walk
  • Moormead Close (opp, Offley Road) 4 min walk
  • ASDA (nr, Queen Street) 7 min walk
  • ASDA (opp, Queen Street) 8 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.5 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.6 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.6 mi
  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Hitchin Supermarket · 0.4 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Nu Cross Dispensing Chemist · 0.5 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Tilehouse Dental Care Clinic · 0.3 mi
  • Bucklersbury (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
  • No 1 High Street Dental Practice · 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 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 Hawthorn Close

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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