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Talbot Street, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Talbot Street, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/talbot-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 2QU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£945,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£740,954
30 sales
Price range
£503k – £1.05m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Mar 2026
SG5 2QU

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At a glance

House prices£741k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) 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 Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 30 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

30 property sales on Talbot Street, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £945,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £787,008. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 77% detached, 23% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Talbot Street range from £502,500 to £1,050,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Talbot Street compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £667,759 (11 sales)2017£668k2018: £677,128 (7 sales)2018£677k2020: £850,000 (1 sales)2020£850k2021: £743,333 (3 sales)2021£743k2022: £867,792 (3 sales)2022£868k2023: £935,000 (1 sales)2023£935k2024: £1,000,000 (1 sales)2024£1m2025: £790,000 (2 sales)2025£790k2026: £945,000 (1 sales)2026£945k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached23£787,00817 Mar 2026
Semi-detached7£589,63618 Nov 2022

Sold prices on Talbot Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
67, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 17 Mar 2026£945,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 31 Mar 2025£750,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 31 Jan 2025£830,000 DetachedFreehold
49, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 28 Nov 2024£1,000,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 31 May 2023£935,000 DetachedFreehold
75, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 18 Nov 2022£790,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 14 Jun 2022£763,375 DetachedFreehold
22, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 28 Jan 2022£1,050,000 DetachedFreehold
57, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 16 Jun 2021£725,000 DetachedFreehold
65, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 16 Jun 2021£890,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 14 Apr 2021£615,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 2 Jun 2020£850,000 DetachedFreehold
75, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 22 Jun 2018£594,999 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
63, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 29 Mar 2018£810,000 Detached New buildFreehold
67, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 16 Mar 2018£799,950 Detached New buildFreehold
61, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 1 Mar 2018£805,000 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 28 Feb 2018£589,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
73, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 26 Jan 2018£585,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
18, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 5 Jan 2018£555,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
71, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 15 Dec 2017£833,950 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 3 Nov 2017£860,000 Detached New buildFreehold
55, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 20 Oct 2017£586,500 Detached New buildFreehold
69, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 29 Sep 2017£657,500 Detached New buildFreehold
65, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 14 Sep 2017£800,000 Detached New buildFreehold
59, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 18 Aug 2017£649,950 Detached New buildFreehold
22, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 11 Aug 2017£819,950 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 21 Jul 2017£525,000 Detached New buildFreehold
57, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 13 Jul 2017£600,000 Detached New buildFreehold
53, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 26 May 2017£502,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
51, Talbot Street SG5 2QU 19 May 2017£510,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold

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
67, Talbot Street £799,950 (Mar 2018) → £945,000 (Mar 2026) +18%
over 8 yrs
61, Talbot Street £805,000 (Mar 2018) → £935,000 (May 2023) +16%
over 5 yrs
75, Talbot Street £594,999 (Jun 2018) → £790,000 (Nov 2022) +33%
over 4 yrs
22, Talbot Street £819,950 (Aug 2017) → £1,050,000 (Jan 2022) +28%
over 4 yrs
57, Talbot Street £600,000 (Jul 2017) → £725,000 (Jun 2021) +21%
over 4 yrs
65, Talbot Street £800,000 (Sep 2017) → £890,000 (Jun 2021) +11%
over 4 yrs
20, Talbot Street £525,000 (Jul 2017) → £615,000 (Apr 2021) +17%
over 4 yrs
14, Talbot Street £860,000 (Nov 2017) → £850,000 (Jun 2020) -1%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Talbot Street

Crime

207 crimes were reported within about a mile of Talbot Street 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 behaviour66
Violence & sexual offences58
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

Talbot Street 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 Talbot Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Samuel Lucas Primary School 416 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Oughton Primary and Nursery School 195 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
York Road Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.5 mi
The Priory School 1,221 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School 198 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils Primary 3–7 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 2 min walk
  • Stevenage station 5.0 mi · 1 hr 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fishponds Road (nr, Bedford Road) 3 min walk
  • Fishponds Road (opp, Bedford Road) 3 min walk
  • Football Club (opp, Fishponds Road) 3 min walk
  • Football Club (o/s, Fishponds 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 · 0.6 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Hitchin · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Hitchin Supermarket · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cross Chemist · 0.2 mi
  • Bancroft Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • North Hertfordshire And Stevenag · 0.3 mi
  • Old Park Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Hitchin Dental Care · 0.4 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 Talbot Street

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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