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Hitchin

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55 sales in the last 12 months · median £327,500 · North Hertfordshire

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Among the least deprived

North Hertfordshire Council · Labour minority — no overall control 23/51 seats · 45% · OCD 2026

Overview Cost Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

69/100

Good

good-to-live score

£328k

median price

+21.2%

5-year growth

86%

schools Good or better

£328k

median sold price

10 yrs

of local pay to buy

+21.2%

5-year change

£428k

typical terraced

34 min

London — fastest

rail stations

86%

Good or better

grammar schools

schools total

Violence — most

9.5

NO₂ · WHO 10

in a flood zone

227

green spaces

7.2

PM2.5 · WHO 5

301

eat & drink

shops

69.7%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show neighbourhood’s own prices and crime; schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend from North Hertfordshire +21.2%

£249,995 in 2014 → £420,000 in 2025 · across North Hertfordshire

⌄ Below this neighbourhood: the map places Hitchin among North Hertfordshire's neighbourhoods — go finer to individual streets and their sold-price history.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-05

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-05

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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