Hitchin

North Hertfordshire · East of England

Hitchin in North Hertfordshire is made up of 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 78 to 97 out of 100, with typical homes from £430,000 to £472,500.

In summary

The strongest of Hitchin's neighbourhoods is Hitchin Highbury (98 out of 100, #156 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Hitchin Town & West (79). All 4 rank in the least-deprived third of England. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £430,000 and £472,500.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,319a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime52per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)41

Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Hitchin

£446,250median home sold over the past year · +7.5% over 5 years · -0.8% over the year · 518 sales

Detached£761,000

Semi-detached£575,000

Terraced£435,000

Flat£255,000

North Hertfordshire£420,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Hitchin Highbury	156	98	£472,500
Hitchin Bearton	917	87	£470,000
Hitchin Walsworth	1,150	83	£450,000
Hitchin Town & West	1,444	79	£430,000

Postcode districts in Hitchin

SG4 SG5

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Hitchin.

Letchworth South Letchworth Chells (Stevenage) Stopsley (Luton) Biggleswade (Central Bedfordshire) Lewsey (Luton)

“Hitchin” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within North Hertfordshire — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in North Hertfordshire.