1, Convent Close, Hitchin occupies a 291 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 36 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 16th largest.

1, Convent Close, Hitchin has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 03 Jul 2019.

The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

1, Convent Close, Hitchin last changed hands on 31st October 2019, selling for £510,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold twice since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 7.3% since October 2019.

• Sold Oct 2019£510,000
• Sold May 2009£265,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 78 sales of comparable properties within 440 metres of 1, Convent Close, Hitchin since 2014.

Most recently, 16, Florence Street, Hitchin, SG5 1QZ, a freehold house, sold at £641,250 on the 30th April 2026.

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• Sold Apr 2026£641,250 | 3 Bed House16, Florence Street, Hitchin, SG5 1QZ16, Florence Street, Hitchin, SG5 1QZ
• Sold Apr 2026£660,000 | 3 Bed House2, Whinbush Grove, Hitchin, SG5 1PT2, Whinbush Grove, Hitchin, SG5 1PT
• Sold Mar 2026£535,000 | 3 Bed House96, Whinbush Road, Hitchin, SG5 1PZ96, Whinbush Road, Hitchin, SG5 1PZ
• Sold Sep 2025£584,000 | 3 Bed House82, Ickleford Road, Hitchin, SG5 1TL82, Ickleford Road, Hitchin, SG5 1TL
• Sold Aug 2025£721,125 | 3 Bed House10, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9RE10, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9RE
• Sold Aug 2025£650,000 | 3 Bed House82, Whinbush Road, Hitchin, SG5 1PZ82, Whinbush Road, Hitchin, SG5 1PZ
• Sold Dec 2024£475,000 | 3 Bed House26, Trevor Road, Hitchin, SG4 9TA26, Trevor Road, Hitchin, SG4 9TA
• Sold Oct 2024£650,000 | 3 Bed House16, Convent Close, Hitchin, SG5 1QN16, Convent Close, Hitchin, SG5 1QN
• Sold May 2024£450,000 | 3 Bed House47, Radcliffe Road, Hitchin, SG5 1QH47, Radcliffe Road, Hitchin, SG5 1QH
• Sold Nov 2023£735,000 | 3 Bed House106, Whinbush Road, Hitchin, SG5 1PN106, Whinbush Road, Hitchin, SG5 1PN
• Sold Sep 2020£625,000 | 3 Bed House32, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9RE32, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9RE
• Sold Nov 2019£545,000 | 3 Bed House36, Convent Close, Hitchin, SG5 1QN36, Convent Close, Hitchin, SG5 1QN
• Sold Sep 2019£490,000 | 3 Bed House8, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9RE8, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9RE
• Sold Jun 2019£415,000 | 3 Bed House79, Whinbush Road, Hitchin, SG5 1PZ79, Whinbush Road, Hitchin, SG5 1PZ
• Sold Jan 2019£528,000 | 3 Bed House88, Whinbush Road, Hitchin, SG5 1PZ88, Whinbush Road, Hitchin, SG5 1PZ
• Sold Oct 2018£530,000 | 3 Bed House3, Whinbush Grove, Hitchin, SG5 1PT3, Whinbush Grove, Hitchin, SG5 1PT
• Sold Oct 2017£507,500 | 3 Bed House21, Convent Close, Hitchin, SG5 1QN21, Convent Close, Hitchin, SG5 1QN
• Sold Jun 2017£560,000 | 3 Bed House4, Whinbush Grove, Hitchin, SG5 1PT4, Whinbush Grove, Hitchin, SG5 1PT
• Sold Jan 2016£478,000 | 3 Bed House12, Convent Close, Hitchin, SG5 1QN12, Convent Close, Hitchin, SG5 1QN
• Sold Dec 2014£349,950 | 3 Bed House7, Whinbush Grove, Hitchin, SG5 1PT7, Whinbush Grove, Hitchin, SG5 1PT

Agents in our network have reported 1 letting of a comparable property within 440 metres of 1, Convent Close, Hitchin across the last 2 years.

The newest of these is 41, Radcliffe Road, Hitchin, SG5 1QH, a freehold house let by The Letting Quarter in September 2025.

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  Let agreed Sep 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed House41, Radcliffe Road, Hitchin, SG5 1QH41, Radcliffe Road, Hitchin, SG5 1QH

•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.

Our analysis of the public data ranks 1, Convent Close, Hitchin as the 31st largest and the 31st most expensive of the 36 addresses on Convent Close, Hitchin, SG5.

Against the SG5 postcode district average, it is £142k more expensive than the typical property.

• St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin

  400 m away
• Highbury Infant School and Nursery

  700 m away
• Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy

  700 m away

• Hitchin Girls' School

  400 m away
• Hitchin Boys' School

  500 m away
• The Priory School

  1.5 km away

• Hitchin

  |

  500 m away
• Letchworth Garden City

  |

  4.2 km away
• Stevenage

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  7.1 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.