SG5 4BY, Hitchin
Sold prices and local information for SG5 4BY on Castles Close. Free
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Average sold price
£418,750
4 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£430,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in SG5 4BY
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8, Castles Close | 19 Nov 2025 | £430,000 | Detached |
| 2A, Castles Close | 2 Dec 2024 | £405,000 | Detached |
| 7, Castles Close | 7 Aug 2024 | £500,000 | Detached |
| 1, Castles Close | 4 Feb 2021 | £340,000 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in SG5 4BY
- Castles Close£430k
Schools near SG5 4BY
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pix Brook Academy | Middle deemed secondary | Good | 0.5 mi |
| St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Roecroft Lower School | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
| Etonbury Academy | Middle deemed secondary | Good | 1.0 mi |
| Gothic Mede Academy | Primary | – | 1.8 mi |
| Fairfield Park Lower School | Primary | Good | 1.9 mi |
Living in SG5 4BY
Nearest stations
- Arlesey station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk
- Baldock station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
- Letchworth Garden City station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.7 mi
- Marks and Spencer MSA 1.2 mi
- Tesco Express 1.9 mi
- Tesco Express 2.2 mi
Pharmacies
- Stotfold Pharmacy 0.6 mi
- Arlesey Pharmacy 2.0 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 0.5 mi
- Mews House Dental 2.8 mi
- 16a To 16c Whitehorse Street [dental Practice] 2.9 mi
GP surgeries
- Larksfield And Arlesey Medical Practice 0.5 mi
- The Birchwood And Sollershott Surgeries 2.8 mi
- The Nevells Road Surgery 2.9 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 79% of homes in Central Bedfordshire (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 6 of 10 |
| Employment | 7 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 7 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 8 of 10 |
| Crime | 7 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 2 of 10 |
| Living environment | 10 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in SG5 4BY
Ethnic group
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 90.8% | 90.2% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 3.7% | 3.5% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 3.3% | 3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.9% | 0.8% |
Religion
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 47.1% | 47.9% |
| No religion | 44.4% | 42.8% |
| Not answered | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| Sikh | 1.7% | 0.5% |
| Hindu | 0.9% | 1% |
| Muslim | 0.4% | 1.3% |
| Other religion | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Buddhist | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Country of birth
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 93.1% | 89% |
| Born outside the UK | 6.9% | 11% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 32.5% | 33.2% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 19.8% | 18.2% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 15.7% | 14.7% |
| No qualifications | 12.9% | 15% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 5.9% |
| Other qualifications | 1.9% | 2.4% |
General health
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 53% | 50.4% |
| Good health | 34% | 34.5% |
| Fair health | 10% | 11.3% |
| Bad health | 2.3% | 3% |
| Very bad health | 0.7% | 0.8% |
Occupation
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 19.8% | 19.4% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 16.3% | 15.1% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 15.6% | 15.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 11.9% | 10.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 7.5% | 8.2% |
| Elementary occupations | 7.1% | 8.5% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 4.9% | 6.1% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 41.6% | 36.4% |
| 1 car or van in household | 34.4% | 38.6% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 15.6% | 13.8% |
| No cars or vans in household | 8.5% | 11.3% |
Economic activity
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 67.1% | 64.6% |
| Economically inactive | 31.2% | 33.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.7% | 1.8% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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