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Paynes Park, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Paynes Park, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/paynes-park/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 1EJ, SG5 1EZ, SG5 1EH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£187,286
7 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£211,315
54 sales
Price range
£140k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Jul 2026
SG5 1EZ

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At a glance

House prices£187k average63% below the Hitchin average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station15 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband40% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold95% leaseholdAcross 59 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

54 property sales on Paynes Park, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 7 homes sold here for an average of £187,286. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £210,585. Average sale prices rose from £178,000 in 2016 to £204,625 in 2026 (+15%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 63% below the Hitchin average of £512,005 over the same period. 14 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 98% flat, 2% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Paynes Park range from £140,000 to £300,000. 5% of homes sold here were freehold and 95% leasehold. Of 124 streets in Hitchin with at least two sales in the last year, Paynes Park ranks 119th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Paynes Park compared

Paynes Park£187,286
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: £178,000 (4 sales)2016£178k2017: £187,750 (2 sales)2017£188k2018: £203,500 (3 sales)2018£204k2019: £188,750 (6 sales)2019£189k2020: £220,250 (6 sales)2020£220k2021: £235,923 (13 sales)2021£236k2022: £272,000 (4 sales)2022£272k2023: £176,500 (4 sales)2023£177k2024: £290,000 (1 sales)2024£290k2025: £184,214 (7 sales)2025£184k2026: £204,625 (4 sales)2026£205k

Tenure: 5% freehold and 95% leasehold across 59 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat53£210,58513 Jul 2026
Terraced1£250,00012 Dec 2022

Sold prices on Paynes Park

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 13 Jul 2026£187,500 FlatLeasehold
37, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 10 Jul 2026£166,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 29 Apr 2026£180,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 6 Jan 2026£285,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 4 Dec 2025£187,500 FlatLeasehold
40, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 7 Nov 2025£145,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 3 Nov 2025£160,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 3 Oct 2025£197,000 FlatLeasehold
Stapleton's Tyre Services Limited, Paynes Park SG5 1EH 31 Mar 2025£88,875 OtherFreehold
4, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 13 Mar 2025£155,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 14 Feb 2025£275,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 6 Jan 2025£170,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 26 Apr 2024£290,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 9 Nov 2023£153,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 1 Sep 2023£145,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 18 Jul 2023£250,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 24 Feb 2023£158,000 FlatLeasehold
Legion House, Paynes Park SG5 1EH 13 Jan 2023£26,180 OtherFreehold
4, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 12 Dec 2022£250,000 Terraced New buildLeasehold
20, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 9 Dec 2022£290,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 30 Jun 2022£285,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 31 Mar 2022£263,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
3, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 7 Dec 2021£264,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
11, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 30 Nov 2021£265,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
10, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 26 Nov 2021£270,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
7, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 27 Aug 2021£275,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
34, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 5 Aug 2021£185,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 15 Jul 2021£175,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 18 Jun 2021£182,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 15 Jun 2021£280,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 30 Apr 2021£210,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
1, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 23 Apr 2021£210,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
5, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 23 Apr 2021£210,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
8, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 21 Apr 2021£285,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
35, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 21 Apr 2021£225,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 9 Apr 2021£285,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
6, Poppy House, Paynes Park SG5 1EZ 22 Mar 2021£275,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
25, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 9 Oct 2020£185,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 22 Jun 2020£174,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 19 Mar 2020£300,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 21 Feb 2020£300,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 17 Feb 2020£195,000 FlatLeasehold
38, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 14 Feb 2020£167,500 FlatLeasehold
11, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 18 Dec 2019£295,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 18 Dec 2019£182,500 FlatLeasehold
39, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 1 Nov 2019£170,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 30 Aug 2019£140,000 FlatLeasehold
35, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 5 Apr 2019£190,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 30 Jan 2019£155,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Whitings Court, Paynes Park SG5 1EJ 26 Sep 2018£175,000 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
1, Poppy House, Paynes Park £210,000 (Apr 2021) → £187,500 (Jul 2026) -11%
over 5 yrs
9, Whitings Court, Paynes Park £174,000 (Jun 2020) → £180,000 (Apr 2026) +3%
over 6 yrs
8, Poppy House, Paynes Park £285,000 (Apr 2021) → £285,000 (Jan 2026) +0%
over 5 yrs
11, Whitings Court, Paynes Park £295,000 (Dec 2019) → £187,500 (Dec 2025) -36%
over 6 yrs
18, Whitings Court, Paynes Park £158,000 (Jan 2018) → £160,000 (Nov 2025) +1%
over 8 yrs
2, Whitings Court, Paynes Park £205,000 (Sep 2016) → £197,000 (Oct 2025) -4%
over 9 yrs
6, Poppy House, Paynes Park £275,000 (Mar 2021) → £275,000 (Feb 2025) +0%
over 4 yrs
12, Poppy House, Paynes Park £285,000 (Apr 2021) → £290,000 (Apr 2024) +2%
over 3 yrs
31, Whitings Court, Paynes Park £158,000 (Feb 2023) → £153,000 (Nov 2023) -3%
over under a year
24, Whitings Court, Paynes Park £300,000 (Mar 2020) → £250,000 (Jul 2023) -17%
over 3 yrs
Legion House, Paynes Park £750,000 (Oct 2016) → £26,180 (Jan 2023) -97%
over 6 yrs
10, Whitings Court, Paynes Park £147,000 (Mar 2016) → £195,000 (Feb 2020) → £182,000 (Jun 2021) +24%
over 5 yrs
35, Whitings Court, Paynes Park £190,000 (Apr 2019) → £225,000 (Apr 2021) +18%
over 2 yrs
25, Whitings Court, Paynes Park £175,000 (Sep 2018) → £185,000 (Oct 2020) +6%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Paynes Park

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.2 mi
Samuel Lucas Primary School 416 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.4 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.5 mi
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin 234 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Oughton Primary and Nursery School 195 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 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

  • Hitchin station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 3.0 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
  • Stevenage station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Grammar School Walk (nr, Bedford Road) 1 min walk
  • Bancroft (Stop D, Bancroft) 2 min walk
  • Bancroft (Stop G, Bancroft) 2 min walk
  • Bancroft (Stop E, Bancroft) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.2 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.2 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.2 mi
  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.1 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Hitchin Supermarket · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.1 mi
  • Nu Cross Dispensing Chemist · 0.2 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Hitchin Dental Care · 0.0 mi
  • No 1 High Street Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Old Park Dental Surgery · 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 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+)40%80%
Gigabit-capable40%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 Paynes Park

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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