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Pirton Road, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Pirton Road, Hitchin · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/pirton-road-north-hertfordshire/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 2BD, SG5 2BH, SG5 2ES.

Average price (last 12 months)
£578,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£605,194
31 sales
Price range
£123k – £1.4m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Mar 2026
SG5 2BD

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At a glance

House prices£578k average13% 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 station23 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold68% freeholdAcross 34 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

31 property sales on Pirton Road, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £578,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £1,042,458. That is 13% above the Hitchin average of £512,005 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 39% detached, 35% flat, 16% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Pirton Road range from £122,500 to £1,400,000. 68% of homes sold here were freehold and 32% leasehold. Of 124 streets in Hitchin with at least two sales in the last year, Pirton Road ranks 37th for average price.

House prices on Pirton Road compared

Pirton Road£578,000
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: £239,500 (1 sales)2016£240k2017: £462,500 (3 sales)2017£463k2018: £456,333 (3 sales)2018£456k2019: £963,333 (3 sales)2019£963k2020: £751,667 (3 sales)2020£752k2021: £546,125 (4 sales)2021£546k2022: £1,243,750 (2 sales)2022£1.24m2023: £538,000 (4 sales)2023£538k2024: £287,333 (3 sales)2024£287k2025: £482,167 (3 sales)2025£482k2026: £743,750 (2 sales)2026£744k

Tenure: 68% freehold and 32% leasehold across 34 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached12£1,042,45813 Mar 2026
Flat11£238,4096 Feb 2026
Semi-detached5£528,50029 Apr 2021
Terraced3£328,8334 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Pirton Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
19, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 13 Mar 2026£1,225,000 DetachedFreehold
41, High Point, Pirton Road SG5 2BH 6 Feb 2026£262,500 FlatLeasehold
27, High Point, Pirton Road SG5 2BH 18 Dec 2025£246,500 FlatLeasehold
4, Manley Highway Cottages, Pirton Road SG5 2ES 4 Jun 2025£335,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 30 May 2025£865,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 11 Mar 2025£986,224 OtherFreehold
1, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 11 Mar 2025£850,000 DetachedFreehold
55, High Point, Pirton Road SG5 2BH 28 Nov 2024£247,500 FlatLeasehold
Sandalwood House, 7, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 14 Mar 2024£571,000 OtherFreehold
37, High Point, Pirton Road SG5 2BH 5 Mar 2024£262,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Manley Highway Cottages, Pirton Road SG5 2ES 11 Jan 2024£352,500 TerracedFreehold
47, High Point, Pirton Road SG5 2BH 8 Sep 2023£245,000 FlatLeasehold
51, High Point, Pirton Road SG5 2BH 5 Jul 2023£242,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 26 May 2023£1,400,000 DetachedFreehold
33, High Point, Pirton Road SG5 2BH 10 May 2023£265,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 21 Oct 2022£1,237,500 DetachedFreehold
26, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 26 Apr 2022£1,250,000 DetachedFreehold
41, High Point, Pirton Road SG5 2BH 17 Sep 2021£255,000 FlatLeasehold
43, High Point, Pirton Road SG5 2BH 6 May 2021£235,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Manley Highway Cottages, Pirton Road SG5 2ES 29 Apr 2021£444,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 14 Jan 2021£1,250,000 DetachedFreehold
60, Pirton Road SG5 2BQ 11 Dec 2020£800,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 27 Nov 2020£665,000 DetachedFreehold
32A, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 30 Oct 2020£790,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 11 Oct 2019£890,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Pirton Road SG5 2BQ 31 Jul 2019£1,325,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Pirton Road SG5 2BD 7 Feb 2019£675,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Pirton Road SG5 2BQ 25 Oct 2018£670,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Manley Highway Cottages, Pirton Road SG5 2ES 29 Jun 2018£299,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Manley Highway Cottages, Pirton Road SG5 2ES 18 Jan 2018£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, High Point, Pirton Road SG5 2BH 22 Dec 2017£122,500 FlatLeasehold
52, Pirton Road SG5 2BQ 19 Oct 2017£937,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Manley Highway Cottages, Pirton Road SG5 2ES 18 Aug 2017£328,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, High Point, Pirton Road SG5 2BH 8 Jul 2016£239,500 FlatLeasehold

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
41, High Point, Pirton Road £255,000 (Sep 2021) → £262,500 (Feb 2026) +3%
over 4 yrs
5, Manley Highway Cottages, Pirton Road £299,000 (Jun 2018) → £352,500 (Jan 2024) +18%
over 6 yrs
47, High Point, Pirton Road £122,500 (Dec 2017) → £245,000 (Sep 2023) +100%
over 6 yrs
26, Pirton Road £675,000 (Feb 2019) → £1,250,000 (Apr 2022) +85%
over 3 yrs
2, Manley Highway Cottages, Pirton Road £400,000 (Jan 2018) → £444,500 (Apr 2021) +11%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Pirton Road

Crime

191 crimes were reported within about a mile of Pirton 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 behaviour54
Violence & sexual offences51
Shoplifting22
Other theft14
Criminal damage & arson11
Vehicle crime10

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

Flood risk

Pirton 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 Pirton Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Samuel Lucas Primary School 416 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Oughton Primary and Nursery School 195 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.8 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Whitehill Junior School 241 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.0 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 · 23 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
  • Stevenage station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Moormead Close (opp, Offley Road) 1 min walk
  • Moormead Close (nr, Offley Road) 2 min walk
  • West Hill (nr, Old Park Road) 6 min walk
  • Waitrose (opp, Bedford Road) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

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

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Hitchin Supermarket · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Tilehouse Dental Care Clinic · 0.3 mi
  • Old Park Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • North Hertfordshire And Stevenag · 0.3 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+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 Pirton 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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