SG5 1LF is a residential postcode situated on Bancroft, Hitchin, SG5 with 23 addresses.
It ranks as the 616th largest and 130th most expensive of the 896 postcodes in the SG5 area. The dominant property type is a modern flat built after 1980.
The postcode contains a total of 23 properties: 23 flats.
SG5 1LF is a residential postcode situated on Bancroft, Hitchin, SG5 with 23 addresses.
It ranks as the 616th largest and 130th most expensive of the 896 postcodes in the SG5 area. The dominant property type is a modern flat built after 1980.
The postcode contains a total of 23 properties: 23 flats.
Sale prices range from £257,686 for 2 bedroom leasehold flats with a balcony (581 ft2) to £376,039 for 3 bedroom leasehold flats with a balcony (1,173 ft2) .
Monthly rental prices range from £1,409 pcm for 2 bed flats to £2,219 pcm for 3 bed flats.
The gross rental yield is between 6.6% and 7.1%.
The average value per square foot is £410.
The last sale in SG5 1LF sold for £250,000 on 22nd January 2026. Since then prices are down an average of 0.2%.
The current average value in the postcode is £285,158.
The SG5 1LF Sales Market has increased by 8.2% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | -2.2% | £285,158 |
| April 2025 | -1.2% | £291,485 |
| April 2024 | 0.4% | £294,964 |
| April 2023 | 2.1% | £293,900 |
| April 2022 | 1.3% | £287,886 |
| April 2021 | 2% | £284,090 |
| April 2020 | 3.2% | £278,478 |
| April 2019 | -2.2% | £269,812 |
| April 2018 | -1.2% | £276,000 |
| April 2017 | 6% | £279,367 |
| April 2016 | 10.9% | £263,615 |
| April 2015 | 11.2% | £237,789 |
| April 2014 | 10.8% | £213,797 |
| April 2013 | 1.7% | £192,987 |
| April 2012 | -0.9% | £189,778 |
| April 2011 | 3.2% | £191,506 |
| April 2010 | 7.7% | £185,633 |
| April 2009 | -17.4% | £172,417 |
| April 2008 | 3.6% | £208,665 |
| April 2007 | 0% | £201,441 |
The current average rental value in the postcode is £1,587.
The SG5 1LF Rental Market has increased by 33.3% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 1.2% | £1,587pcm |
| April 2025 | 2% | £1,567pcm |
| April 2024 | 10.4% | £1,536pcm |
| April 2023 | 11.1% | £1,391pcm |
| April 2022 | 3.6% | £1,252pcm |
| April 2021 | 1.6% | £1,209pcm |
| April 2020 | 2.4% | £1,190pcm |
| April 2019 | -0.8% | £1,163pcm |
| April 2018 | -3.6% | £1,172pcm |
| April 2017 | 2.1% | £1,216pcm |
| April 2016 | 7.1% | £1,190pcm |
| April 2015 | 7% | £1,112pcm |
| April 2014 | 2.3% | £1,039pcm |
| April 2013 | 1.3% | £1,016pcm |
| April 2012 | 2.1% | £1,003pcm |
| April 2011 | 4% | £982pcm |
| April 2010 | 0.1% | £944pcm |
| April 2009 | -5.9% | £944pcm |
| April 2008 | 1.6% | £1,003pcm |
| April 2007 | 0% | £988pcm |
The last sale was on 22nd January 2026 for £250,000 and since then the market in the area has decreased by 0.2%. The postcode has had a total of 68 sales since 1995.
SG5 1LF has seen 5 sales in the last three years and 1 sale in the last twelve months.
SG5 1LF is the 616th largest and the 130th most expensive postcode out of the 896 postcodes in the SG5 area.
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