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Verulam Road, Hitchin

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG5 1QA, SG5 1QE.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£555,769
13 sales
Price range
£238k – £1.3m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2024
SG5 1QE

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At a glance

House prices£556k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station6 min walkHitchin station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 13 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

13 property sales on Verulam Road, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 31 Jul 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £452,778. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 69% terraced, 23% semi-detached, 8% detached. Recorded sale prices on Verulam Road range from £238,000 to £1,300,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Verulam Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Verulam Road 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: £725,000 (1 sales)2016£725k2017: £407,000 (1 sales)2017£407k2019: £238,000 (1 sales)2019£238k2020: £431,667 (3 sales)2020£432k2021: £502,500 (4 sales)2021£503k2023: £600,000 (1 sales)2023£600k2024: £975,000 (2 sales)2024£975k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 13 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced9£452,77831 Jul 2024
Semi-detached3£808,33329 Feb 2024
Detached1£725,00023 Jun 2016

Sold prices on Verulam Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
35A, Verulam Road SG5 1QE 31 Jul 2024£650,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Verulam Road SG5 1QE 29 Feb 2024£1,300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35B, Verulam Road SG5 1QE 11 Aug 2023£600,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Verulam Road SG5 1QA 11 Jun 2021£317,500 TerracedFreehold
11, Verulam Road SG5 1QA 7 Jun 2021£292,500 TerracedFreehold
21A, Verulam Road SG5 1QE 3 Jun 2021£825,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Verulam Road SG5 1QA 25 Feb 2021£575,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Verulam Road SG5 1QA 27 Nov 2020£445,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Verulam Road SG5 1QA 26 Nov 2020£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35C, Verulam Road SG5 1QE 26 Nov 2020£550,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Verulam Road SG5 1QA 31 May 2019£238,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Verulam Road SG5 1QA 6 Apr 2017£407,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Verulam Road SG5 1QE 23 Jun 2016£725,000 DetachedFreehold

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
37, Verulam Road £407,000 (Apr 2017) → £445,000 (Nov 2020) +9%
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Crime and flood risk near Verulam Road

Crime

244 crimes were reported within about a mile of Verulam Road 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 offences71
Anti-social behaviour65
Shoplifting28
Other theft17
Criminal damage & arson16
Public order10

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

Flood risk

Verulam Road 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 Verulam Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin 234 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Hitchin Girls' School 1,357 pupils Secondary 11–18 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 0.4 mi
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.5 mi
Highbury Infant School and Nursery 195 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
William Ransom Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Whitehill Junior School 241 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Stevenage station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Convent Close (nr, Verulam Road) 1 min walk
  • Verulam Road (nr, Walsworth Road) 2 min walk
  • Verulam Road (opp, Walsworth Road) 2 min walk
  • Grove Road (opp, Nightingale Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.2 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.3 mi
  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.3 mi
  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Express Asda Nightingale Express Petrol · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Hitchin · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hitchin Station Lyon Express · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Hitchin SF · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Carerx · 0.3 mi
  • Bancroft Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Nu Cross Dispensing Chemist · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Mr N F Faryad · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • The Vernon Dental Practice · 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 8 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
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime4 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
Owned41.6%62.5%
Private rented41.3%20.3%
Social rented17.0%17.1%
Households1,153

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6475.1%64.1%
Aged 65+11.0%18.6%
Residents2,206

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 Verulam Road

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White78.3%87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.5%5.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%2.4%
Other ethnic group2.2%1.1%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
No religion48.9%44.5%
Christian33.5%43.8%
Not answered5.9%6%
Muslim5.5%1.6%
Hindu2.4%1.1%
Sikh2.3%1.7%
Buddhist0.9%0.5%
Other religion0.7%0.6%

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK76.2%88.4%
Born outside the UK23.8%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above54.2%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications12.6%15.5%
No qualifications12%13.6%
Level 2 qualifications10.8%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.6%9.3%
Apprenticeship2.9%4.5%
Other qualifications1.8%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health54.1%50.6%
Good health33.2%34%
Fair health9.5%11.5%
Bad health2.2%3.1%
Very bad health1%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household49.1%42.9%
No cars or vans in household31.3%15.5%
2 cars or vans in household15.6%30.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%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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