Central Bedfordshire
SG5 house prices in Central Bedfordshire
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Central Bedfordshire, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£426,000
Range £215,000–£800,150 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 11 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SG5: the typical (median) sold price is £426,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SG5 is an active market, with about 30 recorded sales a month. By property type, 33% were semi-detached homes (typically £468,250) and 25% were flats (typically £262,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,516 a year: Central Bedfordshire's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on SG5: steady sales, so price from the evidence
250 sales since December 2025 make SG5 a steady market, and with no dependable year-on-year figure to hand, recent sold homes are a safer guide than any headline.
If you are selling, with detached homes at £612,500 and flats at £262,500, the £215,000 to £800,150 spread is really several markets, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseIf you are buying, typical prices in SG5 sit well above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Our checklist before an offer: what has been applied for nearby (418 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,516 a year), plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
With averages this broad, the free SG5 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.
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At a glance
SG5 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£426,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
30.1
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,516
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in SG5
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SG5 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £612,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £262,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 54 | £612,500 | £436,500–£1,010,500 |
| Semi-detached | 80 | £468,250 | £333,350–£670,500 |
| Terraced | 51 | £420,000 | £280,000–£569,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 61 | £262,500 | £168,000–£367,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 11 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SG5
The quarterly typical price fell 12.1%, from £495,000 in Q4 2025 (25 sales) to £435,000 in Q3 2026 (53 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £495,000 | 25 |
| Q1 2026 | £427,000 | 81 |
| Q2 2026 | £425,000 | 91 |
| Q3 2026 | £435,000 | 53 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 11 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SG5 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SG5 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £215,000 and £800,150, around a typical £426,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 11 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SG5
Semi-detached homes were 33% of recorded sales (80 of 246). 73% of sales were freehold and 27% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached22%
- Semi-detached33%
- Terraced21%
- Flat / maisonette25%
Tenure
- Freehold73%
- Leasehold27%
See the figures
183 freehold (73%) and 67 leasehold (27%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SG5, including 2 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 11 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
POPPY HOUSE, PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN
£285,000 (2026)£187,500 (2026)-34.2% over 0.5 yrs (-55.7%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where SG5 sits in Central Bedfordshire
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in SG5
18, FLORENCE STREET, HITCHIN
Semi-detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£575,000
2A, BEARTON AVENUE, HITCHIN
Detached · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£800,000
34, BROOK STREET, HITCHIN
Terraced · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£320,000
115, MILESTONE ROAD, HITCHIN
Semi-detached · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£484,925
86, NORTON ROAD, HITCHIN
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£460,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SG5 includes the Arlesey & Fairfield ward.
In plain English
What the Central Bedfordshire (SG5) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £612,500 against £262,500 for flats: about 2.3 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £215,000 and £800,150, 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 11 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 SG5
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 SG5
£2,516
Band D a year in Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,677 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,957 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,237 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,516 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,075 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,634 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,194 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,032 |
These are Central Bedfordshire's charges for 2026-27, the authority SG5 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 Central Bedfordshire · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near SG5
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Ickleford Primary School.
All schools
Ickleford Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG5 3TG
233 m
Good · 2013
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academies · SG5 1XT
952 m
Good · 2022
The Priory School
Middle deemed secondary · Local authority maintained schools · SG5 2UR
1.1 km
Good · 2013
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG5 1XR
1.3 km
Good · 2014
York Road Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority maintained schools · SG5 1XA
1.9 km
Outstanding · 2013
Oughton Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG5 2NZ
1.9 km
Good · 2017
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
Primary · Academies · SG5 1NS
2.1 km
Good · 2019
Fearnhill School
Middle deemed secondary · Local authority maintained schools · SG6 4BA
2.3 km
Good · 2022
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 SG5 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 8 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SG5
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 SG5
418
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 23 July 2026.
Recent applications
NorthHertfordshire/26/01356/S73Undecided
386 m
Variation of Condition 15 (Ecology enhancement scheme wording) of Section 73 application reference 25/02335/S73 granted on 21.11.2025.
Received 2026-07-06
NorthHertfordshire/26/01457/FPUndecided
382 m
Change of Use from Public House to single dwelling including erection of single storey side extension with open-sided porch following demolition of existing side lean-to. Alterations to fenestration arrangement and external cladding. Erection of detached ancillary summer house to rear garden. Installation of access gates, alterations to existing car parking arrangements, hard and soft landscaping and installation of cycle and bin storage.
Received 2026-06-24
NorthHertfordshire/26/01235/TCAPermitted
213 m
T1, T2: Lebanon Cedar - Prune by approx 10% (3m on each limb)
Received 2026-06-02 · decided 2026-06-19
NorthHertfordshire/26/01405/DOCUndecided
378 m
Details reserved by condition 13 (LLFA 1 Water Drainage Scheme) of planning permission reference 25/01094/FP granted 19.02.2026.
Received 2026-06-01
NorthHertfordshire/26/01489/DOCUndecided
378 m
Details reserved by condition 21 (Anglian Water) of planning permission reference 25/01094/FP granted 19.02.2026.
Received 2026-06-01
NorthHertfordshire/26/01023/TCAPermitted
180 m
T1: Holm Oak - Crown reduction of 30%. Reduce the height and spread by 2-3m.
Received 2026-04-20 · decided 2026-05-15
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SG5 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 SG5 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 418 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 23 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SG5
Decile 9 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled SG5 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 10, with a median of decile 9 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SG5 4PG, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 9 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 SG5 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SG5: 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 SG5, band by band
Central Bedfordshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SG5 median sold price of £426,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCentral Bedfordshire | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £426,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,677 | £140 | 0.39% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,957 | £163 | 0.46% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,237 | £186 | 0.53% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,516 | £210 | 0.59% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,075 | £256 | 0.72% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,634 | £303 | 0.85% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,194 | £350 | 0.98% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,032 | £419 | 1.18% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SG5 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, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in SG5 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 240 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SG5. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
18, FLORENCE STREET, HITCHIN
SG5 1QZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£575,000
2026-08-21
2A, BEARTON AVENUE, HITCHIN
SG5 1NZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£800,000
2026-08-20
34, BROOK STREET, HITCHIN
SG5 4LA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-08-19
115, MILESTONE ROAD, HITCHIN
SG5 2SY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£484,925
2026-08-17
86, NORTON ROAD, HITCHIN
SG5 4PG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-08-14
BEARTON VILLAS, 36, BEDFORD ROAD, HITCHIN
SG5 2TY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£177,500
2026-08-14
29, HERON WAY, HITCHIN
SG5 4QB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£55,000
2026-08-11
36, CHURCH STREET, HITCHIN
SG5 3LJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2026-08-10
2, FAIRFIELD MEWS, HITCHIN
SG5 4BU · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£540,000
2026-08-10
23, WRATTEN ROAD WEST, HITCHIN
SG5 2AX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-08-10
2, PRIORS HILL, HITCHIN
SG5 3QA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£580,000
2026-08-10
HICCE HOUSE, BRAND STREET, HITCHIN
SG5 1HX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-08-10
82, DROVERS WAY, HITCHIN
SG5 3EQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£915,000
2026-08-10
CHESTNUT COURT, BEDFORD ROAD, HITCHIN
SG5 2TJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£190,000
2026-08-07
73, LANCASTER AVENUE, HITCHIN
SG5 1PA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£228,000
2026-08-06
93, BRONTE AVENUE, HITCHIN
SG5 4FB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£620,000
2026-08-05
52, DICKENS BOULEVARD, HITCHIN
SG5 4FD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£465,000
2026-08-05
103, VALERIAN WAY, HITCHIN
SG5 4ET · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£442,500
2026-08-05
21, THE GARDENS, HITCHIN
SG5 4HD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£670,000
2026-07-31
5, HAZEL GROVE, HITCHIN
SG5 4JZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£455,000
2026-07-31
41, WELLINGHAM AVENUE, HITCHIN
SG5 2UL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£485,000
2026-07-31
65, MOWBRAY CRESCENT, HITCHIN
SG5 4DY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-07-31
45, ICKNIELD CLOSE, HITCHIN
SG5 3TD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-07-30
MALTHOUSE COURT, BRIDGE STREET, HITCHIN
SG5 2DJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£210,000
2026-07-30
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.
Questions, answered
The SG5 report: your questions
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Nearby
Postcode districts near SG5
The closest districts to SG5 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in SG6 (Letchworth Garden City) 2.5 miles
- House prices in SG15 (Arlesey) 2.9 miles
- House prices in SG16 (Henlow) 3 miles
- House prices in SG4 (Hitchin) 3.8 miles
- House prices in SG17 (Shefford) 4.8 miles
- House prices in SG7 (Baldock) 5 miles
- House prices in SG1 (Stevenage) 5.5 miles
- House prices in SG2 (Stevenage) 7.2 miles
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Data sources
Every SG5 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.