SG5 2XL is a residential postcode located on Half Acre, Hitchin, SG5. It is the 937th largest postcode in the SG5 area.
It contains 10 houses and 1 unknown and the most common type of property is a modern house built after 1980.
The average house value is £1,033,618. Sales values have decreased in the last 12 months by 0.8% and Rental values have increased by 4.5%.
Property sale values range from £861,048 for a freehold house, with 5 bedrooms split across 1,762 square feet of gross internal area and has a garden to £1,084,709 for a freehold house, with 5 bedrooms split across 2,605 square feet of gross internal area and has a garden.
Average £/ft2 for properties in SG5 2XL is £431/ft2.
Properties achieve a rental yield of between 3.6% and 3.6%, and rental values range from £2,554 to £3,217 per month.
The last sale was 29 Nov 2023 for £1,062,500 and since then the market in the area has increased by 1%. The postcode has had a total of 4 sales since 1995.
SG5 2XL has seen 4 sales in the last three years and 1 sale in the last twelve months.
SG5 2XL is the 937th largest and the 2169th most expensive postcode out of the 2,223 postcodes in the SG5 area.
SG5 2XL is the 937th largest and the 2169th most expensive postcode out of the 2,223 postcodes in the SG5 area.
SG5 2XL is a residential postcode located on Half Acre, Hitchin, SG5 with 10 houses and 1 unknown within its bounds.
The most common property type in SG5 2XL is a modern house built after 1980.
The homes with certificates are generally modern in style with the most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating being C.
The closest station to SG5 2XL is Hitchin station which is 2.1 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 2XL, 49.2% of property is privately owned outright and 42.9% is privately owned with a mortgage.
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 2XL, 19.1% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 47.3% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around SG5 2XL, 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 2XL, 1.4% 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 2XL, there are an average of 1.4 cars per household.
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