SG5 2AY is a residential postcode located on The Limes, Hitchin, SG5. It is the 1552nd largest postcode in the SG5 area.
It contains 22 houses and the most common type of property is a mid-century house built between 1936 and 1979.
The average house value is £545,849. Sales values have decreased in the last 12 months by 0.6% and Rental values have increased by 4.7%.
Property sale values range from £481,439 for a freehold house, with 3 bedrooms split across 818 square feet of gross internal area and has a garden to £716,288 for a freehold house, with 4 bedrooms split across 1,561 square feet of gross internal area and has a garden.
Average £/ft2 for properties in SG5 2AY is £547/ft2.
Properties achieve a rental yield of between 3.5% and 3.8%, and rental values range from £1,538 to £2,099 per month.
The last sale was 25 Mar 2024 for £565,000 and since then the market in the area as increased by -1%. The postcode has had a total of 4 sales since 1995.
SG5 2AY has seen 3 sales in the last three years and 2 sales in the last twelve months.
SG5 2AY is the 1552nd largest and the 1639th most expensive postcode out of the 2,223 postcodes in the SG5 area.
SG5 2AY is a residential postcode located on The Limes, Hitchin, SG5 with 22 houses within its bounds.
The most common property type in SG5 2AY is a mid-century house built between 1936 and 1979.
The homes are generally mid-century in style with the most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating being C.
The closest station to SG5 2AY is Hitchin station which is 1.7 km away.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around SG5 2AY, 50.7% of property is socially rented and 31.6% is privately owned outright.
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The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around SG5 2AY, 8.8% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 28.6% as possessing degree level qualifications.
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The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around SG5 2AY, the average age was 42.8 and the most common age was 47.
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The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around SG5 2AY, 0.0% of property was a second home.
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The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around SG5 2AY, there are an average of 0.7 cars per household.
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