SG5 2LA is a residential postcode located on Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5. It is the 1667th largest postcode in the SG5 area.
It contains 21 houses and 4 unknown and the most common type of property is a period house built between 1800 and 1911.
The average house value is £492,359. Sales values have increased in the last 12 months by 0.3% and Rental values have increased by 5.6%.
Property sale values range from £378,485 for a freehold house, with 2 bedrooms split across 495 square feet of gross internal area and has a garden to £685,811 for a freehold house, with 4 bedrooms split across 1,302 square feet of gross internal area and has a garden.
Average £/ft2 for properties in SG5 2LA is £616/ft2.
Properties achieve a rental yield of between 3.6% and 4.6%, and rental values range from £1,205 to £2,036 per month.
The last sale was 30 Jan 2023 for £445,000 and since then the market in the area has decreased by -1.2%. The postcode has had a total of 4 sales since 1995.
SG5 2LA has seen 4 sales in the last three years and no sales in the last twelve months.
SG5 2LA is the 1667th largest and the 1465th most expensive postcode out of the 2,223 postcodes in the SG5 area.
SG5 2LA is the 1667th largest and the 1465th most expensive postcode out of the 2,223 postcodes in the SG5 area.
SG5 2LA is a residential postcode located on Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 with 21 houses and 4 unknown within its bounds.
The most common property type in SG5 2LA is a period house built between 1800 and 1911.
The homes with certificates are generally period in style with the most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating being D.
The closest station to SG5 2LA is Hitchin station which is 1.5 kilometres 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 2LA, 49.6% of property is privately owned with a mortgage and 29.8% is privately owned outright.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around SG5 2LA, 15.1% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 62.4% 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 2LA, 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 2LA, 0.3% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around SG5 2LA, there are an average of 1.3 cars per household.
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