SG4 8LY, Hitchin
Sold prices and local information for SG4 8LY on School Cottages. Free
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Average sold price
£332,500
2 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
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0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in SG4 8LY
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, School Cottages | 6 Sep 2024 | £485,000 | Terraced |
| 5, School Cottages | 16 Sep 2021 | £180,000 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Streets in SG4 8LY
- School Cottages£333k
Schools near SG4 8LY
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Primary School | Primary | Good | 1.2 mi |
| Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | Good | 1.7 mi |
| Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery | Primary | Good | 2.0 mi |
| Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School | Primary | Requires improvement | 2.2 mi |
Living in SG4 8LY
Nearest stations
- Hitchin station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk
- Luton Airport Parkway station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk
- Luton station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 31 min walk
Supermarkets
- Iceland 2.7 mi
- Asda Superstore 2.8 mi
- Marks and Spencer BP 3.0 mi
- Asda Supermarket 3.1 mi
Dentists
- Wigmore Dental Clinic 2.8 mi
- Tilehouse Dental Care Clinic 3.1 mi
- Bucklersbury (dental Surgery) 3.1 mi
GP surgeries
- Larkside Practice 2.6 mi
- Whitwell Surgery 2.7 mi
- Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme 3.3 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 80% of homes in North Hertfordshire (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 9 of 10 |
| Employment | 10 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 9 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 10 of 10 |
| Crime | 9 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 2 of 10 |
| Living environment | 3 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in SG4 8LY
Ethnic group
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 94.7% | 87.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.9% | 3.7% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.8% | 2.4% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.5% | 5.2% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.1% | 1.1% |
Religion
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 52% | 43.8% |
| No religion | 39.6% | 44.5% |
| Not answered | 6.1% | 6% |
| Other religion | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Buddhist | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Sikh | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| Hindu | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 92.5% | 88.4% |
| Born outside the UK | 7.5% | 11.6% |
Highest qualification
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 41.6% | 41.5% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 16.2% | 15.5% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 14.2% | 13.3% |
| No qualifications | 11.3% | 13.6% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 8.1% | 9.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 4.5% |
| Other qualifications | 2.5% | 2.3% |
General health
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 53.4% | 50.6% |
| Good health | 34.7% | 34% |
| Fair health | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Bad health | 2.1% | 3.1% |
| Very bad health | 0.8% | 0.8% |
Occupation
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 24.5% | 16.1% |
| Professional occupations | 20.5% | 25.5% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 15.7% | 15.4% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 11.1% | 8.7% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 5.7% | 7.4% |
| Elementary occupations | 4.6% | 7.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 4.4% | 4.9% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 3.6% | 6.1% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 40.1% | 30.6% |
| 1 car or van in household | 30.6% | 42.9% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 24% | 11% |
| No cars or vans in household | 5.3% | 15.5% |
Economic activity
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 58.7% | 63.3% |
| Economically inactive | 40.3% | 35% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1% | 1.7% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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