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Symonds Road, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Symonds Road, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/symonds-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 2JJ, SG5 2JL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£494,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£393,201
70 sales
Price range
£228k – £660k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Aug 2026
SG5 2JL

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At a glance

House prices£494k average4% below the Hitchin average CrimeAbout averageLower 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 station21 min walkHitchin station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% freeholdAcross 71 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

70 property sales on Symonds Road, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £494,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £408,448. Average sale prices rose from £324,275 in 2016 to £494,000 in 2026 (+52%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 4% below the Hitchin average of £512,005 over the same period. 17 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 66% semi-detached, 27% terraced, 6% flat. Recorded sale prices on Symonds Road range from £227,500 to £660,000. 94% of homes sold here were freehold and 6% leasehold. Of 124 streets in Hitchin with at least two sales in the last year, Symonds Road ranks 62nd for average price.

House prices on Symonds Road compared

Symonds Road£494,000
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: £324,275 (4 sales)2016£324k2017: £352,833 (6 sales)2017£353k2018: £352,769 (13 sales)2018£353k2019: £374,417 (6 sales)2019£374k2020: £332,749 (8 sales)2020£333k2021: £456,400 (5 sales)2021£456k2022: £462,700 (5 sales)2022£463k2023: £431,889 (9 sales)2023£432k2024: £427,500 (4 sales)2024£428k2025: £420,143 (7 sales)2025£420k2026: £494,000 (3 sales)2026£494k

Tenure: 94% freehold and 6% leasehold across 71 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached46£408,44820 Aug 2026
Terraced19£369,00027 Feb 2026
Flat4£266,1252 Jul 2025
Detached1£660,00024 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Symonds Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
18, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 20 Aug 2026£542,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 27 Mar 2026£570,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 27 Feb 2026£370,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 9 Jul 2025£520,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Apartment 4, Silver Birches, 90A, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 2 Jul 2025£227,500 FlatLeasehold
42, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 26 Jun 2025£426,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 19 May 2025£452,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 27 Mar 2025£445,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 21 Mar 2025£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 22 Jan 2025£430,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 27 Sep 2024£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
79, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 28 Jun 2024£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
105, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 20 Jun 2024£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
100, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 23 May 2024£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
103, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 24 Nov 2023£400,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 25 Aug 2023£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 21 Aug 2023£515,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 11 Aug 2023£395,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 16 Jun 2023£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 28 Apr 2023£445,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 16 Feb 2023£436,500 TerracedFreehold
36, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 2 Feb 2023£405,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
101, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 26 Jan 2023£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 13 Oct 2022£453,500 TerracedFreehold
86, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 31 Aug 2022£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 16 Aug 2022£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 19 Apr 2022£450,000 TerracedFreehold
76, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 11 Mar 2022£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 12 Nov 2021£432,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 14 Jun 2021£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 14 Apr 2021£338,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 30 Mar 2021£200 OtherFreehold
99A, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 24 Mar 2021£660,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 26 Feb 2021£391,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
103, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 18 Dec 2020£299,995 TerracedFreehold
23, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 18 Dec 2020£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
92, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 29 Oct 2020£395,000 TerracedFreehold
Apartment 2, Silver Birches, 90A, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 28 Aug 2020£287,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 3, Silver Birches, 90A, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 15 Jul 2020£280,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 26 Jun 2020£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 5 Feb 2020£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 13 Jan 2020£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 14 Nov 2019£345,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 8 Nov 2019£365,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 3 Oct 2019£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 23 Jul 2019£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 30 May 2019£405,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 17 May 2019£376,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Symonds Road SG5 2JL 14 Dec 2018£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Symonds Road SG5 2JJ 30 Oct 2018£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
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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
30, Symonds Road £400,000 (Jan 2018) → £520,000 (Jul 2025) +30%
over 8 yrs
29, Symonds Road £370,000 (Feb 2020) → £452,500 (May 2025) +22%
over 5 yrs
75, Symonds Road £385,000 (Aug 2018) → £445,000 (Mar 2025) +16%
over 7 yrs
43, Symonds Road £345,000 (Jul 2019) → £440,000 (Mar 2025) +28%
over 6 yrs
79, Symonds Road £312,100 (Feb 2016) → £485,000 (Jun 2024) +55%
over 8 yrs
100, Symonds Road £375,000 (Sep 2018) → £420,000 (May 2024) +12%
over 6 yrs
103, Symonds Road £299,995 (Dec 2020) → £400,000 (Nov 2023) +33%
over 3 yrs
67, Symonds Road £400,000 (Oct 2018) → £460,000 (Jun 2021) → £515,000 (Aug 2023) +29%
over 5 yrs
71, Symonds Road £296,000 (Jan 2018) → £395,000 (Aug 2023) +33%
over 6 yrs
45, Symonds Road £321,000 (Dec 2017) → £436,500 (Feb 2023) +36%
over 5 yrs
101, Symonds Road £340,000 (Apr 2017) → £440,000 (Jan 2023) +29%
over 6 yrs
40, Symonds Road £345,000 (Nov 2019) → £453,500 (Oct 2022) +31%
over 3 yrs
86, Symonds Road £385,000 (Dec 2018) → £500,000 (Aug 2022) +30%
over 4 yrs
80, Symonds Road £315,000 (Mar 2016) → £450,000 (Apr 2022) +43%
over 6 yrs
85, Symonds Road £300,000 (Aug 2018) → £338,000 (Apr 2021) +13%
over 3 yrs
8, Symonds Road £380,000 (Jan 2018) → £391,500 (Feb 2021) +3%
over 3 yrs
Apartment 3, Silver Birches, 90A, Symonds Road £270,000 (Jan 2018) → £280,000 (Jul 2020) +4%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Symonds Road

Crime

210 crimes were reported within about a mile of Symonds Road in August 2026.

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

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

Anti-social behaviour67
Violence & sexual offences61
Shoplifting24
Criminal damage & arson13
Public order9
Drugs7

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

Flood risk

Symonds 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 Symonds Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oughton Primary and Nursery School 195 pupils Primary 3–11 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
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
The Priory School 1,221 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School 198 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.6 mi
Our Lady Catholic Primary School 173 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Good 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 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
  • Stevenage station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fishponds Road (nr, Bedford Road) 2 min walk
  • Fishponds Road (opp, Bedford Road) 2 min walk
  • Mattocke Road (opp, Redhill Road) 2 min walk
  • Nutleigh Grove (opp, Redhill Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.5 mi
  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.5 mi
  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.7 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Hitchin Supermarket · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cross Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Bancroft Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • North Hertfordshire And Stevenag · 0.3 mi
  • Old Park Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Hitchin Dental Care · 0.5 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.8%62.5%
Private rented14.4%20.3%
Social rented14.8%17.1%
Households778

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.7%64.1%
Aged 65+17.6%18.6%
Residents1,834

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 Symonds Road

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White84.1%87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%5.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%2.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%3.7%
Other ethnic group1.1%1.1%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
No religion46.2%44.5%
Christian39.2%43.8%
Not answered7.7%6%
Muslim3.4%1.6%
Sikh1.7%1.7%
Other religion0.8%0.6%
Hindu0.4%1.1%
Jewish0.3%–

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK85%88.4%
Born outside the UK15%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above44.5%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications13.9%15.5%
No qualifications13.4%13.6%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%9.3%
Apprenticeship4.3%4.5%
Other qualifications2.1%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health51.2%50.6%
Good health34.2%34%
Fair health10%11.5%
Bad health3.9%3.1%
Very bad health0.7%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household50.3%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household25.1%30.6%
No cars or vans in household17.6%15.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%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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