SG5 1LJ is a residential postcode situated on Bancroft, Hitchin, SG5 with 46 addresses.
It ranks as the 827th largest and 4th 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 46 properties: 46 flats.
SG5 1LJ is a residential postcode situated on Bancroft, Hitchin, SG5 with 46 addresses.
It ranks as the 827th largest and 4th 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 46 properties: 46 flats.
Sale prices range from £122,073 for 1 bedroom leasehold flats with a balcony (387 ft2) to £208,053 for 1 bedroom leasehold flats with a balcony (430 ft2) .
Monthly rental prices range from £647 pcm for 1 bed flats to £978 pcm for 1 bed flats.
The gross rental yield is between 5.6% and 6.5%.
The average value per square foot is £282.
The last sale in SG5 1LJ sold for £217,500 on 6th October 2025. Since then prices are down an average of 0.6%.
The current average value in the postcode is £143,197.
The SG5 1LJ Sales Market has increased by 10.9% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | -1.4% | £143,197 |
| April 2025 | -0.6% | £145,293 |
| April 2024 | 0.6% | £146,164 |
| April 2023 | 1.7% | £145,231 |
| April 2022 | 1.9% | £142,750 |
| April 2021 | 2.4% | £140,152 |
| April 2020 | 2.7% | £136,854 |
| April 2019 | -2.6% | £133,303 |
| April 2018 | -0.8% | £136,863 |
| April 2017 | 6.9% | £137,978 |
| April 2016 | 10.6% | £129,121 |
| April 2015 | 11.4% | £116,733 |
| April 2014 | 11.5% | £104,795 |
| April 2013 | 1.1% | £94,022 |
| April 2012 | -1.5% | £92,960 |
| April 2011 | 3% | £94,368 |
| April 2010 | 7.4% | £91,587 |
| April 2009 | -17.5% | £85,271 |
| April 2008 | 4.1% | £103,302 |
| April 2007 | 0% | £99,190 |
The current average rental value in the postcode is £764.
The SG5 1LJ Rental Market has increased by 36.7% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 2% | £764pcm |
| April 2025 | 2.6% | £749pcm |
| April 2024 | 10.7% | £729pcm |
| April 2023 | 10.7% | £659pcm |
| April 2022 | 4.1% | £595pcm |
| April 2021 | 2% | £572pcm |
| April 2020 | 1.8% | £561pcm |
| April 2019 | -1.2% | £551pcm |
| April 2018 | -3.2% | £557pcm |
| April 2017 | 3% | £575pcm |
| April 2016 | 6.8% | £559pcm |
| April 2015 | 7.1% | £523pcm |
| April 2014 | 2.9% | £488pcm |
| April 2013 | 0.8% | £474pcm |
| April 2012 | 1.5% | £471pcm |
| April 2011 | 3.8% | £464pcm |
| April 2010 | -0.2% | £447pcm |
| April 2009 | -6% | £447pcm |
| April 2008 | 2.1% | £476pcm |
| April 2007 | 0% | £466pcm |
The last sale was on 6th October 2025 for £217,500 and since then the market in the area has decreased by 0.6%. The postcode has had a total of 126 sales since 1995.
SG5 1LJ has seen 12 sales in the last three years and 2 sales in the last twelve months.
SG5 1LJ is the 827th largest and the 4th most expensive postcode out of the 896 postcodes in the SG5 area.
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