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Portmill Lane, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Portmill Lane, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/portmill-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 1EU, SG5 1EN, SG5 1DJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£350,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£482,477
22 sales
Price range
£220k – £1.03m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Apr 2026
SG5 1EN

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At a glance

House prices£482k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station12 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% leaseholdAcross 27 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

22 property sales on Portmill Lane, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £350,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £482,477. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Portmill Lane range from £220,000 to £1,025,000. 11% of homes sold here were freehold and 89% leasehold.

House prices on Portmill Lane compared

SG5 postcode area£474,840
Hitchin£512,005
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Portmill Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SG5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £456,000 (10 sales)2016£456k2017: £613,500 (3 sales)2017£614k2018: £600,000 (1 sales)2018£600k2019: £275,000 (1 sales)2019£275k2020: £222,500 (2 sales)2020£223k2021: £827,500 (2 sales)2021£828k2022: £550,000 (1 sales)2022£550k2023: £339,000 (1 sales)2023£339k2026: £350,000 (1 sales)2026£350k

Tenure: 11% freehold and 89% leasehold across 27 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat22£482,47710 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Portmill Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Apartment 9, The Grange, Portmill Lane SG5 1EN 10 Apr 2026£350,000 FlatLeasehold
3 - 4, Portmill Lane SG5 1DJ 14 Oct 2025£1,200,000 OtherFreehold
7 - 8, Portmill Lane SG5 1DJ 20 Dec 2024£1,560,000 OtherFreehold
Apartment 10, The Grange, Portmill Lane SG5 1EN 4 Aug 2023£339,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 9 Feb 2022£550,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 14, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 10 Mar 2021£1,025,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 6, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 26 Feb 2021£630,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 1, The Grange, Portmill Lane SG5 1EN 8 Jun 2020£225,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 5, The Grange, Portmill Lane SG5 1EN 13 Mar 2020£220,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, The Grange, Portmill Lane SG5 1EN 8 Apr 2019£275,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 11, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 24 Aug 2018£600,000 FlatLeasehold
1A, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 12 Oct 2017£122,000 OtherFreehold
Apartment 12, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 31 May 2017£700,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 2, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 7 Apr 2017£545,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 7, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 2 Mar 2017£595,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
1A, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 19 Jan 2017£300,000 Other New buildLeasehold
Apartment 14, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 28 Nov 2016£735,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 11, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 25 Nov 2016£575,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 6, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 24 Nov 2016£530,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 8, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 11 Nov 2016£375,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 9, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 9 Nov 2016£395,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 3, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 9 Nov 2016£350,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 5, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 9 Nov 2016£425,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 1, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 7 Nov 2016£350,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 4, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 4 Nov 2016£375,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 10, Church View, Portmill Lane SG5 1EU 3 Nov 2016£450,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 1, The Grange, Portmill Lane SG5 1EN 8 Feb 2016£223,000 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
Apartment 10, Church View, Portmill Lane £450,000 (Nov 2016) → £550,000 (Feb 2022) +22%
over 5 yrs
Apartment 14, Church View, Portmill Lane £735,000 (Nov 2016) → £1,025,000 (Mar 2021) +39%
over 4 yrs
Apartment 6, Church View, Portmill Lane £530,000 (Nov 2016) → £630,000 (Feb 2021) +19%
over 4 yrs
Apartment 1, The Grange, Portmill Lane £223,000 (Feb 2016) → £225,000 (Jun 2020) +1%
over 4 yrs
Apartment 11, Church View, Portmill Lane £575,000 (Nov 2016) → £600,000 (Aug 2018) +4%
over 2 yrs
1A, Church View, Portmill Lane £300,000 (Jan 2017) → £122,000 (Oct 2017) -59%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Portmill Lane

Crime

244 crimes were reported within about a mile of Portmill Lane in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences70
Anti-social behaviour67
Shoplifting28
Criminal damage & arson17
Other theft16
Public order10

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

Flood risk

Portmill Lane 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 Portmill Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.2 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.3 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.5 mi
Samuel Lucas Primary School 416 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin 234 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Whitehill Junior School 241 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.6 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 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
  • Stevenage station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hermitage Road (Stop B, Hermitage Road) 1 min walk
  • Hermitage Road (Stop A, Hermitage Road) 1 min walk
  • Bancroft (Stop E, Bancroft) 1 min walk
  • Bancroft (Stop G, Bancroft) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.1 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.1 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.2 mi
  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.2 mi

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  • Nu Cross Dispensing Chemist · 0.0 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Carerx · 0.1 mi

Dentists

  • The Vernon Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Hitchin Orthodontic Clinic Limited · 0.1 mi
  • The Mews · 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+)95%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)0%80%
Gigabit-capable0%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 Portmill Lane

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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