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Purwell Lane, Hitchin

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG4 0NE, SG4 0NG, SG4 0NF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£502,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£450,428
23 sales
Price range
£310k – £665k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Aug 2026
SG4 0NF

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At a glance

House prices£503k averageAbout the Hitchin average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station12 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 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

23 property sales on Purwell Lane, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £502,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £465,703. Average sale prices rose from £387,667 in 2016 to £502,500 in 2026 (+30%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 74% semi-detached, 26% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Purwell Lane range from £310,000 to £665,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 124 streets in Hitchin with at least two sales in the last year, Purwell Lane ranks 58th for average price.

House prices on Purwell Lane compared

Purwell Lane£502,500
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: £387,667 (3 sales)2016£388k2017: £404,738 (4 sales)2017£405k2018: £335,000 (1 sales)2018£335k2019: £420,000 (2 sales)2019£420k2020: £449,297 (3 sales)2020£449k2021: £560,000 (3 sales)2021£560k2022: £470,000 (1 sales)2022£470k2024: £502,500 (2 sales)2024£503k2025: £447,500 (2 sales)2025£448k2026: £502,500 (2 sales)2026£503k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£465,7036 Mar 2026
Terraced6£407,14820 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Purwell Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
45, Purwell Lane SG4 0NF 20 Aug 2026£520,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Purwell Lane SG4 0NG 6 Mar 2026£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Purwell Lane SG4 0NF 26 Mar 2025£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Purwell Lane SG4 0NF 17 Mar 2025£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Purwell Lane SG4 0NE 13 Sep 2024£665,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Purwell Lane SG4 0NF 15 Mar 2024£340,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Purwell Lane SG4 0NG 15 Aug 2022£470,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1A, Purwell Lane SG4 0NE 14 Oct 2021£655,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Purwell Lane SG4 0NF 24 Jun 2021£450,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Purwell Lane SG4 0NE 18 Jan 2021£575,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Purwell Lane SG4 0NG 30 Oct 2020£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Purwell Lane SG4 0NG 23 Jul 2020£417,890 TerracedFreehold
2, Purwell Lane SG4 0NE 15 Jul 2020£505,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Purwell Lane SG4 0NE 25 Sep 2019£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Purwell Lane SG4 0NG 6 Aug 2019£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Purwell Lane SG4 0NF 10 Aug 2018£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Purwell Lane SG4 0NF 30 Oct 2017£405,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Purwell Lane SG4 0NG 20 Oct 2017£359,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Purwell Lane SG4 0NE 31 May 2017£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1A, Purwell Lane SG4 0NE 13 Apr 2017£454,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Purwell Lane SG4 0NE 14 Jun 2016£486,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Purwell Lane SG4 0NE 29 Mar 2016£367,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Purwell Lane SG4 0NG 29 Mar 2016£310,000 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
59, Purwell Lane £359,950 (Oct 2017) → £485,000 (Mar 2026) +35%
over 8 yrs
43, Purwell Lane £335,000 (Aug 2018) → £485,000 (Mar 2025) +45%
over 7 yrs
12, Purwell Lane £367,000 (Mar 2016) → £665,000 (Sep 2024) +81%
over 8 yrs
1A, Purwell Lane £454,000 (Apr 2017) → £655,000 (Oct 2021) +44%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Purwell Lane

Crime

85 crimes were reported within about a mile of Purwell Lane in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences32
Anti-social behaviour21
Criminal damage & arson7
Other theft6
Shoplifting6
Drugs3

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

Flood risk

Purwell Lane is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Ash Brook, Ippollitts Brook and River Purwell at Hitchin, Ashbrook, Little Wymondley and Graveley Flood warning 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 Purwell Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Purwell Primary School 129 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Mary Exton Primary School 146 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Highover Primary School 433 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
William Ransom Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 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
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.9 mi
Kingshott School 403 pupils Other independent school 3–16 Report 1.0 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 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Baldock station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Chaucer Way (adj, Purwell Lane) 1 min walk
  • Mill Close (opp, Purwell Lane) 2 min walk
  • Chaucer Way (opp, Purwell Lane) 2 min walk
  • Mill Close (nr, Purwell Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 1.1 mi
  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 1.1 mi
  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 1.1 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsbury's Cambridge Road · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hitchin Station Lyon Express · 0.7 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Nightingale Express Petrol · 0.8 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Carerx · 1.1 mi
  • Bancroft Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
  • Nu Cross Dispensing Chemist · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Mr N F Faryad · 0.8 mi
  • The Vernon Dental Practice · 1.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.1 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 5 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.6%62.5%
Private rented10.3%20.3%
Social rented44.1%17.1%
Households524

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+14.6%18.6%
Residents1,355

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 Purwell Lane

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White77.9%87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.8%5.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.3%2.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%3.7%
Other ethnic group2.2%1.1%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
No religion44.9%44.5%
Christian40.6%43.8%
Not answered5.8%6%
Muslim5%1.6%
Hindu1.3%1.1%
Sikh1.3%1.7%
Other religion0.8%0.6%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK85.1%88.4%
Born outside the UK14.9%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above34.7%41.5%
No qualifications18.3%13.6%
Level 3 qualifications15.1%15.5%
Level 2 qualifications13%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%9.3%
Apprenticeship4%4.5%
Other qualifications3.3%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health44.7%50.6%
Good health35.5%34%
Fair health14.2%11.5%
Bad health4.5%3.1%
Very bad health1.1%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household42.9%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household25.7%30.6%
No cars or vans in household22%15.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%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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