SG4 9SY
The median sold price for the postcode SG4 9SY is around £260,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 56 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around SG4 9SY (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly anti social behaviour. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £254,200 – £700,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across SG4 9, last 24 months.
- Flat£260,000(88 sales)
- Semi-detached£549,000(88 sales)
- Detached£827,500(62 sales)
- Terraced£450,000(48 sales)
SG4 9SY median £260,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £420,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 38% below the typical North Hertfordshire neighbourhood
- Crime: 49% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in North Hertfordshire and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 0% of premises in SG4 9SY, compared with 84.5% across North Hertfordshire and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 68.7% of premises across North Hertfordshire (England: 77.9%).
Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 84.5% of premises across North Hertfordshire have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.
| Type of broadband | This postcode | North Hertfordshire | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 68.7% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 0% | 84.5% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.11% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 6% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with North Hertfordshire: more deprived than 21% of its 82 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income10of 10
- Employment10of 10
- Crime8of 10
- Living environment4of 10
Council tax
Bands B and C are the most common here (30% of homes each). Average Band D in North Hertfordshire is £2,448.52 for 2026/27.
That is 2% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 790 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A3%
- Band B30%
- Band C30%
- Band D10%
- Band E6%
- Band F10%
- Band G11%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Ofsted ungraded inspection, July 2024: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 NextOfsted reports for St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin (opens in a new tab) ↗
- William Ransom Primary School0.4 miles (650 m)Ofsted, March 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Requires improvement
- Highbury Infant School and Nursery0.5 miles (810 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Highbury Infant School and Nursery (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Hitchin Girls' School0.3 miles (500 m)Ofsted, October 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
- Hitchin Boys' School0.5 miles (860 m)Ofsted report card, November 2025
- Inclusion Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing Exceptional
- Post-16 provision Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Exceptional
- Safeguarding Met
- The Priory School1.0 mile (1.7 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for The Priory School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to SG4 9SY is Hitchin Rail Station, 0.1 miles (230 m) away in a straight line. There are 15 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.1 miles (230 m)Hitchin Rail Station
- 2.5 miles (4.0 km)Letchworth Garden City Rail Station
- 4.3 miles (6.9 km)Stevenage Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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