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Willoughby Way, Hitchin

MyStreetCheck free street report: Willoughby Way, Hitchin · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hitchin-hertfordshire/willoughby-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG4 9LN, SG4 9LQ, SG4 9LW.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£538,714
14 sales
Price range
£425k – £880k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Aug 2024
SG4 9LW

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At a glance

House prices£539k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station13 min walkHitchin station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 14 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

14 property sales on Willoughby Way, Hitchin have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 6 Aug 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £512,462. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 93% semi-detached, 7% detached. Recorded sale prices on Willoughby Way range from £425,000 to £880,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Willoughby Way compared

SG4 postcode area£517,037
Hitchin£512,005
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Willoughby Way has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SG4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £425,000 (1 sales)2016£425k2017: £446,500 (1 sales)2017£447k2018: £495,000 (1 sales)2018£495k2020: £529,000 (2 sales)2020£529k2021: £486,667 (3 sales)2021£487k2022: £640,000 (3 sales)2022£640k2023: £585,000 (1 sales)2023£585k2024: £576,250 (2 sales)2024£576k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£512,4626 Aug 2024
Detached1£880,0005 Oct 2022

Sold prices on Willoughby Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
28, Willoughby Way SG4 9LW 6 Aug 2024£545,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Willoughby Way SG4 9LQ 26 Jul 2024£607,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Willoughby Way SG4 9LQ 4 Apr 2023£585,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Willoughby Way SG4 9LW 21 Nov 2022£540,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Willoughby Way SG4 9LW 5 Oct 2022£880,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Willoughby Way SG4 9LN 6 May 2022£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Willoughby Way SG4 9LN 18 Jun 2021£490,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Willoughby Way SG4 9LN 9 Jun 2021£510,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Willoughby Way SG4 9LQ 25 Feb 2021£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Willoughby Way SG4 9LN 7 Dec 2020£571,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Willoughby Way SG4 9LW 26 Jun 2020£487,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Willoughby Way SG4 9LQ 16 Aug 2018£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Willoughby Way SG4 9LN 23 Jun 2017£446,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Willoughby Way SG4 9LN 28 Jun 2016£425,000 Semi-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
53, Willoughby Way £460,000 (Feb 2021) → £585,000 (Apr 2023) → £607,500 (Jul 2024) +32%
over 3 yrs
48, Willoughby Way £425,000 (Jun 2016) → £500,000 (May 2022) +18%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Willoughby Way

Crime

196 crimes were reported within about a mile of Willoughby Way in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences58
Anti-social behaviour48
Shoplifting28
Other theft16
Criminal damage & arson11
Public order8

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

Flood risk

Willoughby Way 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 Willoughby Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Whitehill Junior School 241 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.1 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
William Ransom Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin 234 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Kingshott School 403 pupils Other independent school 3–16 Report 0.5 mi
Mary Exton Primary School 146 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Hitchin Boys' School 1,364 pupils Secondary 11–18 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 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Letchworth Garden City station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
  • Stevenage station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Maytrees (opp, Whitehill Road) 1 min walk
  • Maytrees (nr, Whitehill Road) 1 min walk
  • Passingham Avenue (adj, Whitehill Road) 3 min walk
  • Manor Crescent (opp, Ninesprings Way) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Portmill Surgery
    114 Queen Street, Hitchin · 0.5 mi
  • Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme
    The Treatment Centre, Portmill House, Hitchin · 0.5 mi
  • Bancroft Medical Centre
    Bancroft Court, 30-35 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.7 mi
  • Regal Chambers Surgery
    50 Bancroft, Hitchin · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  • Nu Cross Dispensing Chemist · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi
  • Bell Chemist · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Mr N F Faryad · 0.4 mi
  • The Vernon Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Bucklersbury (dental Surgery) · 0.6 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.1%62.5%
Private rented7.9%20.3%
Social rented0.9%17.1%
Households642

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6454.5%64.1%
Aged 65+25.4%18.6%
Residents1,608

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 Willoughby Way

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White87.4%87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.1%5.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%3.7%
Other ethnic group1.9%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%2.4%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Christian48.4%43.8%
No religion36.6%44.5%
Not answered6.4%6%
Sikh3%1.7%
Hindu2.3%1.1%
Muslim1.8%1.6%
Buddhist0.6%0.5%
Jewish0.5%–

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK87.9%88.4%
Born outside the UK12.1%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above51.6%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications14.3%15.5%
Level 2 qualifications12.7%13.3%
No qualifications8.6%13.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%9.3%
Apprenticeship3.6%4.5%
Other qualifications1.9%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health53.9%50.6%
Good health33.2%34%
Fair health10.5%11.5%
Bad health1.9%3.1%
Very bad health0.6%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household45%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household36.3%30.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%11%
No cars or vans in household7.6%15.5%

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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