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Old Park Road, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Old Park Road, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/old-park-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 2JR, SG5 2ED, SG5 2JX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£306,000
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£310,905
108 sales
Price range
£170k – £629k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 May 2026
SG5 2JR

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At a glance

House prices£306k average40% below 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 station18 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband75% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold83% leaseholdAcross 113 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

108 property sales on Old Park Road, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £306,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £301,075. Average sale prices fell from £293,437 in 2016 to £267,000 in 2026 (-9%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 40% below the Hitchin average of £512,005 over the same period. 32 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 17 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% flat, 16% terraced, 1% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Old Park Road range from £170,000 to £629,000. 17% of homes sold here were freehold and 83% leasehold. Of 124 streets in Hitchin with at least two sales in the last year, Old Park Road ranks 102nd for average price.

House prices on Old Park Road compared

Old Park Road£306,000
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: £293,437 (15 sales)2016£293k2017: £342,917 (6 sales)2017£343k2018: £339,000 (5 sales)2018£339k2019: £278,304 (23 sales)2019£278k2020: £264,200 (5 sales)2020£264k2021: £260,556 (9 sales)2021£261k2022: £362,444 (9 sales)2022£362k2023: £363,407 (14 sales)2023£363k2024: £356,000 (8 sales)2024£356k2025: £302,083 (12 sales)2025£302k2026: £267,000 (2 sales)2026£267k

Tenure: 17% freehold and 83% leasehold across 113 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat90£301,07518 May 2026
Terraced17£355,94114 Nov 2025
Semi-detached1£430,00010 Jul 2023

Sold prices on Old Park Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Apartment 51, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 18 May 2026£249,999 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 20, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 24 Apr 2026£284,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Old Park Road SG5 2JT 14 Nov 2025£360,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 19, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 31 Oct 2025£330,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 50, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 2 Oct 2025£240,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 52, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 24 Sep 2025£215,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 53, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 19 Aug 2025£225,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 31, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 29 Apr 2025£327,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 28 Mar 2025£435,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 44, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 28 Mar 2025£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 3, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 24 Mar 2025£252,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 42, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 21 Feb 2025£260,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 35, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 21 Feb 2025£425,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 24, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 24 Jan 2025£235,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 4, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 25 Nov 2024£390,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 38, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 14 Nov 2024£293,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 36, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 7 Nov 2024£425,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 51, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 17 Sep 2024£255,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Chancery Place, 1, Old Park Road SG5 2ED 9 Aug 2024£218,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Old Park Road SG5 2JX 26 Jul 2024£385,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 6, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 9 Apr 2024£425,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 17, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 9 Apr 2024£355,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 9, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 1 Mar 2024£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 49, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 12 Dec 2023£337,500 FlatLeasehold
40, Old Park Road SG5 2JX 8 Dec 2023£360,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 12, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 5 Dec 2023£430,200 FlatLeasehold
61, Old Park Road SG5 2JX 4 Dec 2023£565,000 OtherFreehold
Apartment 26, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 3 Nov 2023£265,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 54, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 6 Oct 2023£400,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 36, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 21 Jul 2023£400,000 FlatLeasehold
60A, Old Park Road SG5 2JX 10 Jul 2023£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Apartment 16, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 12 May 2023£350,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 5, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 12 May 2023£310,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 29, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 27 Apr 2023£430,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 19, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 4 Apr 2023£335,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 14, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 24 Feb 2023£340,000 FlatLeasehold
3, The Old Bakery, Old Park Road SG5 2JX 23 Jan 2023£250,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 11, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 16 Jan 2023£450,000 FlatLeasehold
55, Old Park Road SG5 2JX 6 Dec 2022£629,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Chancery Place, 1, Old Park Road SG5 2ED 2 Dec 2022£195,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 31, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 3 Nov 2022£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 41, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 24 Oct 2022£320,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Chancery Place, 1, Old Park Road SG5 2ED 20 Sep 2022£296,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 42, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 2 Sep 2022£295,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 19, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 25 Aug 2022£320,000 FlatLeasehold
54, Old Park Road SG5 2JX 6 Jun 2022£437,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 56, Park House, Old Park Road SG5 2JR 22 Apr 2022£450,000 FlatLeasehold
49, Old Park Road SG5 2JX 15 Dec 2021£350,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Chancery Place, 1, Old Park Road SG5 2ED 19 Oct 2021£205,000 FlatLeasehold
8, The Old Bakery, Old Park Road SG5 2JX 6 Oct 2021£215,000 FlatLeasehold
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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
Apartment 51, Park House, Old Park Road £255,000 (Sep 2024) → £249,999 (May 2026) -2%
over 2 yrs
32, Old Park Road £260,000 (Mar 2021) → £360,000 (Nov 2025) +38%
over 5 yrs
Apartment 19, Park House, Old Park Road £320,000 (Aug 2022) → £335,000 (Apr 2023) → £330,000 (Oct 2025) +3%
over 3 yrs
Apartment 50, Park House, Old Park Road £274,950 (Feb 2016) → £240,000 (Oct 2025) -13%
over 10 yrs
Apartment 53, Park House, Old Park Road £274,950 (May 2016) → £280,000 (Dec 2020) → £225,000 (Aug 2025) -18%
over 9 yrs
Apartment 31, Park House, Old Park Road £320,000 (Nov 2022) → £327,500 (Apr 2025) +2%
over 2 yrs
Apartment 6, Park House, Old Park Road £395,000 (Dec 2016) → £410,000 (Dec 2017) → £425,000 (Apr 2024) → £435,000 (Mar 2025) +10%
over 8 yrs
Apartment 3, Park House, Old Park Road £300,000 (Dec 2018) → £252,500 (Mar 2025) -16%
over 6 yrs
Apartment 42, Park House, Old Park Road £295,000 (Sep 2022) → £260,000 (Feb 2025) -12%
over 2 yrs
Apartment 4, Park House, Old Park Road £405,000 (May 2019) → £390,000 (Nov 2024) -4%
over 6 yrs
Apartment 36, Park House, Old Park Road £400,000 (Oct 2019) → £400,000 (Jul 2023) → £425,000 (Nov 2024) +6%
over 5 yrs
9, Chancery Place, 1, Old Park Road £217,500 (Mar 2019) → £218,000 (Aug 2024) +0%
over 5 yrs
39, Old Park Road £322,500 (Sep 2017) → £346,000 (Mar 2019) → £385,000 (Jul 2024) +19%
over 7 yrs
Apartment 9, Park House, Old Park Road £295,000 (Aug 2016) → £320,000 (Feb 2018) → £320,000 (Mar 2024) +8%
over 8 yrs
Apartment 49, Park House, Old Park Road £337,500 (Jul 2018) → £337,500 (Dec 2023) +0%
over 5 yrs
40, Old Park Road £300,000 (Dec 2017) → £360,000 (Dec 2023) +20%
over 6 yrs
Apartment 12, Park House, Old Park Road £440,000 (Dec 2019) → £430,200 (Dec 2023) -2%
over 4 yrs
Apartment 26, Park House, Old Park Road £320,000 (May 2018) → £265,000 (Nov 2023) -17%
over 5 yrs
Apartment 5, Park House, Old Park Road £320,000 (Sep 2018) → £310,000 (May 2023) -3%
over 5 yrs
Apartment 29, Park House, Old Park Road £417,500 (Mar 2018) → £430,000 (Apr 2023) +3%
over 5 yrs
7, Chancery Place, 1, Old Park Road £205,000 (Mar 2019) → £186,000 (Oct 2020) → £195,000 (Dec 2022) -5%
over 4 yrs
Apartment 41, Park House, Old Park Road £315,000 (Aug 2021) → £320,000 (Oct 2022) +2%
over 1 yr
10, Chancery Place, 1, Old Park Road £265,000 (May 2019) → £296,000 (Sep 2022) +12%
over 3 yrs
54, Old Park Road £350,000 (Feb 2017) → £437,000 (Jun 2022) +25%
over 5 yrs
Apartment 56, Park House, Old Park Road £404,950 (Aug 2016) → £450,000 (Apr 2022) +11%
over 6 yrs
11, Chancery Place, 1, Old Park Road £215,000 (Mar 2019) → £205,000 (Oct 2021) -5%
over 3 yrs
8, The Old Bakery, Old Park Road £172,500 (Aug 2020) → £215,000 (Oct 2021) +25%
over 1 yr
57, Old Park Road £190,000 (May 2017) → £215,000 (Jun 2021) +13%
over 4 yrs
2, Chancery Place, 1, Old Park Road £195,000 (Mar 2019) → £177,500 (Jun 2021) -9%
over 2 yrs
8, Chancery Place, 1, Old Park Road £265,000 (Mar 2019) → £260,000 (Feb 2021) -2%
over 2 yrs

Showing the 30 most recent of 32 homes with more than one sale.

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Crime and flood risk near Old Park Road

Crime

217 crimes were reported within about a mile of Old Park Road 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 behaviour61
Violence & sexual offences60
Shoplifting28
Other theft14
Criminal damage & arson13
Vehicle crime10

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

Flood risk

Old Park 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 Old Park Road

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 0.2 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 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 0.5 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Oughton Primary and Nursery School 195 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin 234 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 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 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
  • Stevenage station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • West Hill (nr, Old Park Road) 1 min walk
  • Grammar School Walk (nr, Bedford Road) 2 min walk
  • Waitrose (opp, Bedford Road) 3 min walk
  • Bancroft (Stop D, Bancroft) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.3 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.3 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.3 mi
  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Hitchin Supermarket · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Nu Cross Dispensing Chemist · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Old Park Dental Surgery · 0.0 mi
  • Hitchin Dental Care · 0.1 mi
  • North Hertfordshire And Stevenag · 0.1 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+)75%80%
Gigabit-capable75%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 Old Park Road

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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