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Central Bedfordshire

SG5 house prices in Central Bedfordshire

The median sold price in SG5 between 6 Nov 2025 and 27 Jul 2026 was £425,000 across 250 recorded sales. SG5 covers part of Central Bedfordshire around the Arlesey & Fairfield ward. Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for this district — from official UK data, in one place.

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Typical sold price

£425,000

Range £215,000–£856,200 · 250 real sales

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 6 Nov 2025 and 27 Jul 2026. Real recorded sales — not estimates. Scroll for the map, trend and breakdown.

The median sold price in SG5, Central Bedfordshire, was £425,000 across 250 recorded sales between 6 Nov 2025 and 27 Jul 2026. Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,516 a year — Central Bedfordshire's published charge for 2026-27.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27. Real recorded transactions — we never publish an estimated valuation.

On the map

Where SG5 sits in Central Bedfordshire

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Latest sales

The most recent sales in SG5

  • 2, MOWBRAY CRESCENT, HITCHIN

    Semi-detached · Freehold · 27 Jul 2026

    £383,500

  • 11, MEADOWSWEET WAY, HITCHIN

    Semi-detached · Freehold · 24 Jul 2026

    £389,000

  • 18, RADCLIFFE ROAD, HITCHIN

    Terraced · Freehold · 24 Jul 2026

    £515,000

  • 5, WATER LANE, HITCHIN

    Detached · Freehold · 17 Jul 2026

    £560,000

  • 92, PEPPERMINT ROAD, HITCHIN

    Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 17 Jul 2026

    £290,000

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Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors)

The data, honestly

SG5 sold prices at a glance

Typical price

£425,000

Lower end

£215,000

Upper end

£856,200

Sample size

250 sales

24-month trend

Typical price by quarter — SG5

By property type

What each type sells for — SG5

Tenure mix

Freehold vs leasehold — SG5

186 freehold (74%)

64 leasehold (26%)

3 new-build sales

Across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SG5. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions — never estimates. See every SG5 sale.

Area data

What else the records hold on SG5

Council tax, schools, area deprivation and planning activity for this district — each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.

Council tax

What council tax costs in SG5

Band D · Central Bedfordshire · 2026-27

£2,516

a year — the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.

Annual council tax charge for each band in Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27
Band1991 valueA year
Aup 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
Hover £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

  • 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

Planning applications

Planning activity around SG5

  • 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

Across the 12 sampled SG5 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 10, with a median of decile 8 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.

1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

SG5 1QH, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 8 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 that have recorded sales and 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices

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 £425,000 across 250 recorded sales — the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.

Council tax band, its 1991 valuation range, the annual and monthly charge in Central Bedfordshire for 2026-27, and that charge as a share of the SG5 median sold price
Band1991 valueVOA basisA yearCentral BedfordshireA month÷ 12Of the median÷ £425,000
Aup to £40,000£1,677£1400.39%
B£40,001–£52,000£1,957£1630.46%
C£52,001–£68,000£2,237£1860.53%
D£68,001–£88,000£2,516£2100.59%
E£88,001–£120,000£3,075£2560.72%
F£120,001–£160,000£3,634£3030.86%
G£160,001–£320,000£4,194£3500.99%
Hover £320,000£5,032£4191.18%

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 31 July 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

What individual homes in SG5 sold for

The 24 most recently sold doors of the 238 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SG5. Real recorded transactions — never estimates.

  • 2, MOWBRAY CRESCENT, HITCHIN

    SG5 4DY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £383,500

    2026-07-27

  • 11, MEADOWSWEET WAY, HITCHIN

    SG5 4QF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £389,000

    2026-07-24

  • 18, RADCLIFFE ROAD, HITCHIN

    SG5 1QH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £515,000

    2026-07-24

  • 5, WATER LANE, HITCHIN

    SG5 1TX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £560,000

    2026-07-17

  • 92, PEPPERMINT ROAD, HITCHIN

    SG5 1RY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £290,000

    2026-07-17

  • 39, WELLINGHAM AVENUE, HITCHIN

    SG5 2UL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £595,000

    2026-07-10

  • 16, MULBERRY CLOSE, HITCHIN

    SG5 4NL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £350,000

    2026-07-09

  • 38, HANSCOMBE END ROAD, HITCHIN

    SG5 3NB · Semi-detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £215,000

    2026-07-09

  • 45, ICKLEFORD ROAD, HITCHIN

    SG5 1TR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £730,000

    2026-07-08

  • 6, GRAYS LANE, HITCHIN

    SG5 2HA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £595,000

    2026-07-08

  • FAIRFIELD HALL, KINGSLEY AVENUE, HITCHIN

    SG5 4FY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales

    £232,500

    2026-07-03

  • 88, TILEHOUSE STREET, HITCHIN

    SG5 2DU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £280,000

    2026-07-03

  • 28, PEPPERMINT ROAD, HITCHIN

    SG5 1RY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £296,000

    2026-07-03

  • 6, LAVENDER WAY, HITCHIN

    SG5 2LU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £655,000

    2026-06-30

  • ABBIS HOUSE, HAZELWOOD CLOSE, HITCHIN

    SG5 1PR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £172,000

    2026-06-30

  • 5, PRINCE WILLIAM CLOSE, HITCHIN

    SG5 4PR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £425,000

    2026-06-26

  • 2, THE POPLARS, HITCHIN

    SG5 3TT · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £700,000

    2026-06-25

  • 133, COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN

    SG5 1AU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £355,000

    2026-06-25

  • MALTHOUSE COURT, BRIDGE STREET, HITCHIN

    SG5 2DJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £372,500

    2026-06-22

  • 7, NORTH PLACE, HITCHIN

    SG5 2NW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £295,000

    2026-06-22

  • 4, THE COPPENS, HITCHIN

    SG5 4PJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £490,000

    2026-06-19

  • 11, BALMORAL ROAD, HITCHIN

    SG5 1XG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £567,000

    2026-06-19

  • 21, MELBOURNE CLOSE, HITCHIN

    SG5 4LB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £330,000

    2026-06-19

  • 99, VALERIAN WAY, HITCHIN

    SG5 4ET · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £442,500

    2026-06-19

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 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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Crime rate

Street-level reported crime from Police.UK, by category.

Flood risk

Live Environment Agency warnings and long-term risk.

EPC ratings

Energy certificates A–G from the GOV.UK register.

Boundaries

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Every SG5 figure is official, sourced and dated

We never show estimated “valuations” or magic numbers — just real recorded data from the UK's official registers, refreshed continuously.

  • 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

Questions, answered

The SG5 report: your questions

What is the average house price in SG5?
The median sold price in SG5, Central Bedfordshire was £425,000 across 250 recorded sales between 6 Nov 2025 and 27 Jul 2026. Most sales fell between £215,000 and £856,200. That is the median of real HM Land Registry transactions, not an estimate or a valuation.
How much is council tax in SG5?
SG5 is billed by Central Bedfordshire, whose Band D charge for 2026-27 is £2,516 a year. Every band from A to H is listed on this page. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and there is no free per-address dataset for it, so we never guess an individual home's band — look it up on GOV.UK and read your row.
Which schools are near SG5?
The Department for Education's register lists 8 open schools within 3 km of the SG5 district centre, the nearest being Ickleford Primary School (last Ofsted grade: Good). These are nearest by straight-line distance from the district centroid — they are not catchment or admission areas, which councils set individually and do not publish centrally.
Is SG5 a deprived area?
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the 12 SG5 postcodes we sampled run from decile 5 to decile 10, with a median of decile 8 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. Deprivation is published for small areas, not postcode districts, so a district like SG5 usually spans several. It is area context, never a judgement on an individual home.
Have there been planning applications near SG5?
The last check of the local planning authority register found 418 applications within 500 m of the SG5 district centre; the most recent are listed on this page with their reference, description and status as the authority published them. For an up-to-the-minute search, use the planning tool with your full postcode.
Can I see what an individual address in SG5 sold for?
Yes — this page lists the 24 most recently sold doors of the 238 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SG5, each with its price and date. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so a home that has never been sold does not appear; and we link an address to its own property page only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
How up to date are the SG5 sold prices?
Sold prices come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, covering sales up to 31 July 2026. The store is rebuilt monthly. New sales can take several weeks to appear in the official register after completion, so the very latest transactions may not show yet.
Does SG5 cover my exact street?
SG5 is the outward half of the postcode and covers the whole district, so the district-wide figures on this page are medians and ranges — not a valuation of any single property. The address list gives you the door-level picture, and the free checks take a full postcode.

Nearby

Postcode districts near SG5

The closest districts to SG5 by straight-line distance between district centres — not the next letter of the alphabet.

Every SG5 sale in the sold price tool Council tax bands in SG5 Schools near SG5 Planning applications in SG5

Where this comes from

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 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on — never estimates, never a valuation. Every SG5 sale in the lookup tool · About Your Property Check.