SG5 2JE, Hitchin
Sold prices and local information for SG5 2JE on Gaping Lane. Free
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Average sold price
£728,273
11 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£877,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in SG5 2JE
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54, Gaping Lane | 18 Feb 2026 | £877,000 | Semi-detached |
| 64, Gaping Lane | 30 Jan 2025 | £710,000 | Semi-detached |
| 49, Gaping Lane | 6 Jan 2025 | £938,000 | Semi-detached |
| 59, Gaping Lane | 8 Jan 2024 | £845,000 | Semi-detached |
| 62, Gaping Lane | 26 Jan 2023 | £775,000 | Semi-detached |
| 56, Gaping Lane | 30 Apr 2021 | £625,000 | Detached |
| 47, Gaping Lane | 16 Apr 2021 | £645,000 | Semi-detached |
| 63, Gaping Lane | 1 Apr 2021 | £665,000 | Semi-detached |
| 70, Gaping Lane | 21 Feb 2018 | £665,000 | Terraced |
| 60, Gaping Lane | 16 Oct 2017 | £636,000 | Semi-detached |
| 58, Gaping Lane | 20 Oct 2016 | £630,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in SG5 2JE
- Gaping Lane£531k
Schools near SG5 2JE
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Lucas Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.1 mi |
| Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Oughton Primary and Nursery School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Hitchin Boys' School | Secondary | – | 0.4 mi |
| York Road Nursery School | Nursery | – | 0.6 mi |
| Highbury Infant School and Nursery | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
Living in SG5 2JE
Nearest stations
- Hitchin station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
- Letchworth Garden City station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
- Stevenage station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 37 min walk
Supermarkets
- Waitrose 0.3 mi
- Marks and Spencer Simply Food 0.5 mi
- Sainsburys 0.6 mi
- Asda Supermarket 0.6 mi
Pharmacies
- Cross Chemist 0.4 mi
- Boots 0.4 mi
- Bell Chemist 0.5 mi
Dentists
- North Hertfordshire And Stevenag 0.2 mi
- Old Park Dental Surgery 0.3 mi
- Hitchin Dental Care 0.4 mi
GP surgeries
- Bancroft Medical Centre 0.5 mi
- Regal Chambers Surgery 0.5 mi
- Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme 0.6 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 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 8 of 10 |
| Employment | 9 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 10 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 9 of 10 |
| Crime | 4 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 10 of 10 |
| Living environment | 5 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in SG5 2JE
Ethnic group
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89.4% | 87.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2.8% | 3.7% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 2% | 2.4% |
| Other ethnic group | 1.3% | 1.1% |
Religion
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 48% | 44.5% |
| Christian | 41.5% | 43.8% |
| Not answered | 5.7% | 6% |
| Hindu | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Muslim | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| Sikh | 0.7% | 1.7% |
| Other religion | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Buddhist | 0.6% | 0.5% |
Country of birth
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 84.9% | 88.4% |
| Born outside the UK | 15.1% | 11.6% |
Highest qualification
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 48.5% | 41.5% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 14.8% | 15.5% |
| No qualifications | 12.7% | 13.6% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 10.7% | 13.3% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 5.8% | 9.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Other qualifications | 3.4% | 2.3% |
General health
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 48.7% | 50.6% |
| Good health | 34.8% | 34% |
| Fair health | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Bad health | 3% | 3.1% |
| Very bad health | 0.7% | 0.8% |
Occupation
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 31.7% | 25.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 21% | 16.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 18.6% | 15.4% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 5.9% | 8.8% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 5.9% | 6.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 5.2% | 7.4% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 4.8% | 8.7% |
| Elementary occupations | 4.4% | 7.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 2.4% | 4.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 49% | 42.9% |
| No cars or vans in household | 29.7% | 15.5% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 18.1% | 30.6% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 3.1% | 11% |
Economic activity
| Here | North Hertfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 60.8% | 63.3% |
| Economically inactive | 38% | 35% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.2% | 1.7% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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