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New Town, Codicote, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: New Town, Codicote, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/new-town/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG4 8UQ, SG4 8UG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£331,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£340,908
38 sales
Price range
£232k – £1.1m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Jul 2026
SG4 8UQ

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At a glance

House prices£332k average35% below the Hitchin average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station46 min walkKnebworth station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 40 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

38 property sales on New Town, Codicote, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £331,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £313,269. Average sale prices rose from £271,250 in 2016 to £340,000 in 2026 (+25%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 35% below the Hitchin average of £512,005 over the same period. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 68% terraced, 29% semi-detached, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on New Town range from £232,000 to £1,100,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 124 streets in Hitchin with at least two sales in the last year, New Town ranks 97th for average price.

House prices on New Town compared

New Town£331,667
SG4 postcode area£517,037
Hitchin£512,005
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SG4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £271,250 (2 sales)2016£271k2017: £286,500 (5 sales)2017£287k2018: £314,500 (4 sales)2018£315k2019: £341,750 (4 sales)2019£342k2020: £293,333 (3 sales)2020£293k2021: £318,000 (2 sales)2021£318k2022: £600,833 (3 sales)2022£601k2023: £313,750 (4 sales)2023£314k2024: £347,000 (3 sales)2024£347k2025: £343,333 (6 sales)2025£343k2026: £340,000 (2 sales)2026£340k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 40 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced26£313,26917 Jul 2026
Semi-detached11£337,22725 Sep 2025
Detached1£1,100,0001 Feb 2022

Sold prices on New Town

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
28, New Town SG4 8UQ 17 Jul 2026£350,000 TerracedFreehold
10, New Town SG4 8UG 3 Jul 2026£330,000 TerracedFreehold
51, New Town SG4 8UQ 12 Dec 2025£315,000 TerracedFreehold
61, New Town SG4 8UQ 25 Sep 2025£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, New Town SG4 8UG 8 Sep 2025£320,000 TerracedFreehold
48, New Town SG4 8UQ 25 Jul 2025£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, New Town SG4 8UQ 28 Mar 2025£345,000 TerracedFreehold
47, New Town SG4 8UQ 18 Mar 2025£360,000 TerracedFreehold
17, New Town SG4 8UG 14 Mar 2025£315,000 TerracedFreehold
24, New Town SG4 8UQ 21 Oct 2024£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, New Town SG4 8UQ 2 Aug 2024£310,000 TerracedFreehold
39, New Town SG4 8UG 10 May 2024£346,000 TerracedFreehold
73, New Town SG4 8UQ 25 Oct 2023£325,000 TerracedFreehold
51, New Town SG4 8UQ 25 Aug 2023£310,000 TerracedFreehold
4, New Town SG4 8UG 16 Aug 2023£318,000 TerracedFreehold
31, New Town SG4 8UG 10 Jul 2023£302,000 TerracedFreehold
75, New Town SG4 8UQ 27 May 2022£487,500 OtherFreehold
63, New Town SG4 8UQ 24 May 2022£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, New Town SG4 8UQ 16 Feb 2022£342,500 TerracedFreehold
16, New Town SG4 8UQ 1 Feb 2022£1,100,000 DetachedFreehold
48, New Town SG4 8UQ 5 Nov 2021£331,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, New Town SG4 8UG 12 Feb 2021£305,000 TerracedFreehold
4, New Town SG4 8UG 1 Oct 2020£320,000 TerracedFreehold
41, New Town SG4 8UQ 19 Aug 2020£292,000 TerracedFreehold
32, New Town SG4 8UQ 28 Feb 2020£268,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, New Town SG4 8UQ 29 Nov 2019£290,000 TerracedFreehold
11, New Town SG4 8UG 26 Sep 2019£325,000 TerracedFreehold
91, New Town SG4 8UQ 30 Apr 2019£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, New Town SG4 8UQ 29 Mar 2019£372,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, New Town SG4 8UG 26 Oct 2018£313,000 TerracedFreehold
65, New Town SG4 8UQ 24 Oct 2018£297,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, New Town SG4 8UQ 30 Jul 2018£325,000 TerracedFreehold
39, New Town SG4 8UG 11 May 2018£322,500 TerracedFreehold
43, New Town SG4 8UQ 25 Aug 2017£312,500 TerracedFreehold
36, New Town SG4 8UQ 27 Jul 2017£232,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, New Town SG4 8UQ 21 Jul 2017£319,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, New Town SG4 8UQ 7 Jun 2017£289,000 TerracedFreehold
12, New Town SG4 8UG 3 Feb 2017£280,000 TerracedFreehold
4, New Town SG4 8UG 12 Dec 2016£305,000 TerracedFreehold
45, New Town SG4 8UQ 11 Oct 2016£237,500 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
51, New Town £310,000 (Aug 2023) → £315,000 (Dec 2025) +2%
over 2 yrs
48, New Town £331,000 (Nov 2021) → £380,000 (Jul 2025) +15%
over 4 yrs
47, New Town £325,000 (Jul 2018) → £360,000 (Mar 2025) +11%
over 7 yrs
39, New Town £322,500 (May 2018) → £346,000 (May 2024) +7%
over 6 yrs
4, New Town £305,000 (Dec 2016) → £320,000 (Oct 2020) → £318,000 (Aug 2023) +4%
over 7 yrs
63, New Town £319,000 (Jul 2017) → £360,000 (May 2022) +13%
over 5 yrs
43, New Town £312,500 (Aug 2017) → £342,500 (Feb 2022) +10%
over 4 yrs
12, New Town £280,000 (Feb 2017) → £305,000 (Feb 2021) +9%
over 4 yrs
45, New Town £237,500 (Oct 2016) → £289,000 (Jun 2017) → £290,000 (Nov 2019) +22%
over 3 yrs
36, New Town £232,000 (Jul 2017) → £372,000 (Mar 2019) +60%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near New Town

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Codicote Church of England Primary School 276 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Oaklands Primary School 195 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.6 mi
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 418 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.6 mi
Tenterfield Nursery School 71 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 1.7 mi
Sherrardswood School 445 pupils Other independent school 2–19 Report 1.8 mi
Knightsfield School 65 pupils Academy special converter 9–18 Report 2.1 mi
Monk's Walk School 1,440 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 2.1 mi
St John's CofE Primary School 224 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 2.7 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

  • Knebworth station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Welwyn North station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
  • Welwyn Garden City station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • New Town (opp, High Street) 1 min walk
  • New Town (nr, High Street) 2 min walk
  • Peace Memorial Hall (o/s, High Street) 3 min walk
  • Peace Memorial Hall (opp, High Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bridge Cottage Surgery
    41 High Street, Welwyn · 1.4 mi
  • Knebworth & Marymead Practice
    7 St Martins Road, Knebworth · 2.5 mi
  • Whitwell Surgery
    60 High Street, Whitwell, Hitchin · 2.8 mi
  • Shephall Health Centre
    Ridlins End, Stevenage · 4.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Welwyn Express · 1.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Nodeway BP · 1.8 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Woolmer Green Express · 2.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Knebworth · 2.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Codicote Pharmacy · 0.0 mi
  • Barnes Pharmacy · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Knebworth Dental Surgery · 2.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.6 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 8 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
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned76.1%62.5%
Private rented16.4%20.3%
Social rented7.5%17.1%
Households695

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.9%64.1%
Aged 65+22.2%18.6%
Residents1,534

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 New Town

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White96.8%87.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%3.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%5.2%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%2.4%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Christian53.4%43.8%
No religion38.1%44.5%
Not answered6.6%6%
Jewish0.8%–
Muslim0.5%1.6%
Hindu0.3%1.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.5%
Sikh0.1%1.7%

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK90.8%88.4%
Born outside the UK9.2%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above47.7%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications15.4%15.5%
Level 2 qualifications13%13.3%
No qualifications9.6%13.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%9.3%
Apprenticeship4.3%4.5%
Other qualifications1.7%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health55.9%50.6%
Good health31.2%34%
Fair health9.8%11.5%
Bad health2.3%3.1%
Very bad health0.7%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household39.9%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household36%30.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.7%11%
No cars or vans in household9.4%15.5%

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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