SG5 1QW is a residential postcode situated on Nightingale Road, Hitchin, SG5 with 46 addresses.
It ranks as the 829th largest and 140th 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 1QW is a residential postcode situated on Nightingale Road, Hitchin, SG5 with 46 addresses.
It ranks as the 829th largest and 140th 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 £208,053 for 1 bedroom leasehold flats with a balcony (353 ft2) to £395,240 for 3 bedroom leasehold flats with a balcony (1,151 ft2) .
Monthly rental prices range from £978 pcm for 1 bed flats to £1,875 pcm for 3 bed flats.
The gross rental yield is between 5.5% and 5.8%.
The average value per square foot is £441.
The last sale in SG5 1QW sold for £270,500 on 19th December 2025. Since then prices are up an average of 0.2%.
The current average value in the postcode is £297,288.
The SG5 1QW Sales Market has increased by 10.1% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | -1.8% | £297,288 |
| April 2025 | -0.8% | £302,692 |
| April 2024 | 0.6% | £305,134 |
| April 2023 | 1.8% | £303,438 |
| April 2022 | 1.7% | £298,128 |
| April 2021 | 2.3% | £293,232 |
| April 2020 | 2.9% | £286,626 |
| April 2019 | -2.3% | £278,533 |
| April 2018 | -0.9% | £285,119 |
| April 2017 | 6.6% | £287,828 |
| April 2016 | 10.5% | £269,914 |
| April 2015 | 11.2% | £244,270 |
| April 2014 | 11.3% | £219,656 |
| April 2013 | 1.3% | £197,433 |
| April 2012 | -1.2% | £194,836 |
| April 2011 | 3% | £197,205 |
| April 2010 | 7.5% | £191,528 |
| April 2009 | -17.5% | £178,116 |
| April 2008 | 4.1% | £215,929 |
| April 2007 | 0% | £207,398 |
The current average rental value in the postcode is £1,405.
The SG5 1QW Rental Market has increased by 35.7% over the last 10 years.
| Period | Year on Year | Average Price |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 1.6% | £1,405pcm |
| April 2025 | 2.4% | £1,382pcm |
| April 2024 | 10.6% | £1,350pcm |
| April 2023 | 10.8% | £1,220pcm |
| April 2022 | 3.9% | £1,102pcm |
| April 2021 | 1.9% | £1,060pcm |
| April 2020 | 2.1% | £1,041pcm |
| April 2019 | -0.9% | £1,020pcm |
| April 2018 | -3.3% | £1,029pcm |
| April 2017 | 2.8% | £1,064pcm |
| April 2016 | 6.7% | £1,035pcm |
| April 2015 | 7% | £970pcm |
| April 2014 | 2.7% | £907pcm |
| April 2013 | 1% | £883pcm |
| April 2012 | 1.8% | £875pcm |
| April 2011 | 3.7% | £859pcm |
| April 2010 | -0.1% | £828pcm |
| April 2009 | -6.1% | £829pcm |
| April 2008 | 2.1% | £882pcm |
| April 2007 | 0% | £864pcm |
The last sale was on 19th December 2025 for £270,500 and since then the market in the area has increased by 0.2%. The postcode has had a total of 101 sales since 1995.
SG5 1QW has seen 10 sales in the last three years and 3 sales in the last twelve months.
SG5 1QW is the 829th largest and the 140th most expensive postcode out of the 896 postcodes in the SG5 area.
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