North Hertfordshire
SG4 house prices in North Hertfordshire
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for North Hertfordshire, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£455,000
Range £220,000–£887,750 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SG4: the typical (median) sold price is £455,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SG4 is an active market, with about 30 recorded sales a month. By property type, 30% were semi-detached homes (typically £522,500) and 26% were terraced homes (typically £416,250).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,449 a year: North Hertfordshire's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, North Hertfordshire, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on SG4: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
Roughly 30 homes a month change hands in SG4, which suits pricing from the latest sold homes better than from any single average or trend.
When selling here, £455,000 is only the middle of a market that runs from £220,000 to £887,750, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; roughly 30 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseFor buyers, typical prices in SG4 sit well above the UK average, so a premium over the average needs a reason you can see in the sold homes of the same type.
Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (44 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,449 a year), then hand the title to your conveyancer.
With averages this broad, the free SG4 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.
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At a glance
SG4 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£455,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
30.2
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,449
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in SG4
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SG4 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £827,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £228,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 54 | £827,500 | £537,500–£1,350,000 |
| Semi-detached | 72 | £522,500 | £368,800–£682,000 |
| Terraced | 64 | £416,250 | £263,000–£517,600 |
| Flat / maisonette | 54 | £228,500 | £121,500–£321,750 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SG4
The quarterly typical price rose 19.3%, from £368,000 in Q4 2025 (27 sales) to £439,000 in Q3 2026 (48 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £368,000 | 27 |
| Q1 2026 | £443,500 | 100 |
| Q2 2026 | £530,000 | 75 |
| Q3 2026 | £439,000 | 48 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SG4 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SG4 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £220,000 and £887,750, around a typical £455,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SG4
Semi-detached homes were 30% of recorded sales (72 of 244). 77% of sales were freehold and 23% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached22%
- Semi-detached30%
- Terraced26%
- Flat / maisonette22%
Tenure
- Freehold77%
- Leasehold23%
See the figures
192 freehold (77%) and 58 leasehold (23%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SG4, including 1 new-build sale. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where SG4 sits in North Hertfordshire
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in SG4
17, LATCHMORE CLOSE, HITCHIN
Semi-detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£495,000
45, PURWELL LANE, HITCHIN
Terraced · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£520,000
37, HIGH STREET, HITCHIN
Detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£1,145,000
46, BYRON CLOSE, HITCHIN
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£500,000
20, REDOUBT CLOSE, HITCHIN
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 14 Aug 2026
£170,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SG4 includes the Codicote & Kimpton ward.
In plain English
What the North Hertfordshire (SG4) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £827,500 against £228,500 for flats: about 3.6 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £220,000 and £887,750, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 30 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 12 December 2025 and 21 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on SG4
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in SG4
£2,449
Band D a year in North Hertfordshire, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,632 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,904 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,176 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,449 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,993 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,537 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,081 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,897 |
These are North Hertfordshire's charges for 2026-27, the authority SG4 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for North Hertfordshire · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near SG4
5
open schools within 3 km, nearest St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School.
All schools
St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG4 7PB
1.3 km
Good · 2023
Kingshott School
Independent schools · SG4 7JX
2.2 km
Not graded
Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG4 7HN
2.2 km
Good · 2023
Preston Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG4 7UJ
2.4 km
Good · 2024
Whitehill Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG4 9HT
2.6 km
Good · 2017
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the SG4 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 5 open schools within 3 km, 4 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SG4
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around SG4
44
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 October 2026.
Recent applications
NorthHertfordshire/26/01787/FPHConditions
69 m
Single storey side extension, erection of front entrance porch, and insertion of additional front and rear roof lights. Alterations to existing fenestration.
Received 2026-07-28 · decided 2026-09-17
NorthHertfordshire/26/01078/FPHConditions
60 m
Single storey front garden room extension.
Received 2026-05-11 · decided 2026-06-25
NorthHertfordshire/26/00298/FPUndecided
366 m
Erection of one detached 4-bed dwelling following demolition of existing garage building as revision of previously approved planning permission 21/00298/FP granted 26.03.2021.
Received 2026-02-16
NorthHertfordshire/26/00298/S73Undecided
366 m
Variation of condition 2 (revised plans) and condition 8 (soft and hard landscaping) of planning permission 21/02832/FP granted 21.12.2021 for Erection of one detached 4-bed dwelling following demolition of existing garage building as revision of previously approved planning permission 21/00298/FP granted 26.03.2021. (Development has commenced).
Received 2026-02-16
NorthHertfordshire/25/02975/FPConditions
458 m
Partial change of use of former quarry to private dog walking and exercise area including parking, one raised portacabin, installation of fencing and gate. Borehole exclusion zone.
Received 2025-12-11 · decided 2026-03-12
NorthHertfordshire/25/01292/LDCPPermitted
286 m
Erection of swimming enclosure over existing outdoor swimming pool
Received 2025-05-14 · decided 2025-07-10
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SG4 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for SG4 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 44 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SG4
Decile 7 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
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Across the 12 sampled SG4 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 10, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SG4 9DE, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so SG4 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SG4: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in SG4, band by band
North Hertfordshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SG4 median sold price of £455,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearNorth Hertfordshire | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £455,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,632 | £136 | 0.36% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,904 | £159 | 0.42% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,176 | £181 | 0.48% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,449 | £204 | 0.54% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,993 | £249 | 0.66% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,537 | £295 | 0.78% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,081 | £340 | 0.90% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,897 | £408 | 1.08% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SG4 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, North Hertfordshire, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in SG4 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 242 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SG4. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
17, LATCHMORE CLOSE, HITCHIN
SG4 9DE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£495,000
2026-08-21
45, PURWELL LANE, HITCHIN
SG4 0NF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£520,000
2026-08-20
37, HIGH STREET, HITCHIN
SG4 8AJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,145,000
2026-08-19
46, BYRON CLOSE, HITCHIN
SG4 0QS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-08-14
20, REDOUBT CLOSE, HITCHIN
SG4 0FP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,000
2026-08-14
49, KNOWL PIECE, HITCHIN
SG4 0TY · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£410,000
2026-08-14
DOWER COURT, LONDON ROAD, HITCHIN
SG4 9EX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-08-13
HARRISON COURT, HARRISON CLOSE, HITCHIN
SG4 9SG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-08-11
42, TALISMAN STREET, HITCHIN
SG4 0EZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£85,000
2026-08-11
3, NURSERY HILL, HITCHIN
SG4 9GD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£346,500
2026-08-10
53B, HIGH STREET, HITCHIN
SG4 8AJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-08-07
184, WHITEHILL ROAD, HITCHIN
SG4 9HY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£550,000
2026-08-03
17, HENSLEY CLOSE, HITCHIN
SG4 9QF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£548,000
2026-08-03
37, ORCHARD ROAD, HITCHIN
SG4 0BP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-07-31
COTTARS COTTAGE, DAMASK GREEN ROAD, HITCHIN
SG4 7DD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£820,000
2026-07-31
47, THE MAPLES, HITCHIN
SG4 9HA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£277,000
2026-07-31
HIGH OAKS BARN, KIMPTON BOTTOM, HITCHIN
SG4 8EU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,850,000
2026-07-31
1, LINTEN CLOSE, HITCHIN
SG4 9PA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£780,000
2026-07-30
6, MERMAID CLOSE, HITCHIN
SG4 0ET · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£496,000
2026-07-30
1, MUNTS MEADOW, HITCHIN
SG4 7AE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£735,000
2026-07-24
JOHNSON PLACE, 65, WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN
SG4 9FJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£300,000
2026-07-24
27, REDOUBT CLOSE, HITCHIN
SG4 0FP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£205,000
2026-07-23
1, HOLDEN CLOSE, HITCHIN
SG4 0EJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£848,000
2026-07-21
27, THE PADDOCKS, HITCHIN
SG4 8YX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-07-17
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near SG4
The closest districts to SG4 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in SG1 (Stevenage) 2.8 miles
- House prices in SG5 (Hitchin) 3.8 miles
- House prices in SG2 (Stevenage) 4.4 miles
- House prices in SG6 (Letchworth Garden City) 4.4 miles
- House prices in SG3 (Knebworth) 5.2 miles
- House prices in LU2 (Luton) 6 miles
- House prices in SG15 (Arlesey) 6.5 miles
- House prices in AL6 (Welwyn) 6.5 miles
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Data sources
Every SG4 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.