20, Portman Close, Hitchin occupies a 274 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 23 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 9th largest.

20, Portman Close, Hitchin has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 24 Jan 2024.

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

20, Portman Close, Hitchin last changed hands on 19th January 2018, selling for £370,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold 3 times since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 32.3% since January 2018.

• Sold Jan 2018£370,000
• Sold Jun 2012£250,000
• Sold Jun 1996£95,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 58 sales of comparable properties within 720 metres of 20, Portman Close, Hitchin since 2017.

Most recently, 138, Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UP, a freehold house, sold at £735,000 on the 6th August 2025.

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• Sold Aug 2025£735,000 | 4 Bed House138, Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UP138, Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UP
• Sold Apr 2025£735,000 | 4 Bed House39, Ansell Grange, Hitchin, SG5 3FX39, Ansell Grange, Hitchin, SG5 3FX
• Sold Jan 2025£735,000 | 4 Bed House41, Ansell Grange, Hitchin, SG5 3FX41, Ansell Grange, Hitchin, SG5 3FX
• Sold Nov 2024£740,000 | 4 Bed House40, Ansell Grange, Hitchin, SG5 3FX40, Ansell Grange, Hitchin, SG5 3FX
• Sold Oct 2024£750,000 | 4 Bed House42, Ansell Grange, Hitchin, SG5 3FX42, Ansell Grange, Hitchin, SG5 3FX
• Sold Sep 2024£590,000 | 4 Bed House83, Wellingham Avenue, Hitchin, SG5 2UN83, Wellingham Avenue, Hitchin, SG5 2UN
• Sold Aug 2024£775,000 | 4 Bed House19, Bessemer Close, Hitchin, SG5 1AG19, Bessemer Close, Hitchin, SG5 1AG
• Sold Aug 2024£705,000 | 4 Bed House49, Bessemer Close, Hitchin, SG5 1AG49, Bessemer Close, Hitchin, SG5 1AG
• Sold Mar 2024£795,000 | 4 Bed House28, Bessemer Close, Hitchin, SG5 1AG28, Bessemer Close, Hitchin, SG5 1AG
• Sold Aug 2023£700,000 | 4 Bed House37, Bessemer Close, Hitchin, SG5 1AG37, Bessemer Close, Hitchin, SG5 1AG
• Sold Aug 2022£725,000 | 4 Bed House150, Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UP150, Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UP
• Sold Sep 2021£770,000 | 4 Bed House50, Bessemer Close, Hitchin, SG5 1AG50, Bessemer Close, Hitchin, SG5 1AG
• Sold Jun 2021£685,000 | 4 Bed House104A, Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UE104A, Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UE
• Sold Jan 2021£425,000 | 4 Bed House146, Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UP146, Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UP
• Sold Mar 2020£625,000 | 4 Bed House9, Ickleford Mews, Hitchin, SG5 3YL9, Ickleford Mews, Hitchin, SG5 3YL
• Sold Sep 2019£663,000 | 4 Bed House11, Ickleford Mews, Hitchin, SG5 3YL11, Ickleford Mews, Hitchin, SG5 3YL
• Sold Aug 2019£695,000 | 4 Bed House10, Ickleford Mews, Hitchin, SG5 3YL10, Ickleford Mews, Hitchin, SG5 3YL
• Sold Aug 2019£705,000 | 4 Bed House12, Ickleford Mews, Hitchin, SG5 3YL12, Ickleford Mews, Hitchin, SG5 3YL
• Sold Aug 2019£650,000 | 4 Bed House8, Ickleford Mews, Hitchin, SG5 3YL8, Ickleford Mews, Hitchin, SG5 3YL
• Sold Jan 2017£470,000 | 4 Bed House152, Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UP152, Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UP

Agents in our network have reported 1 letting of a comparable property within 720 metres of 20, Portman Close, Hitchin across the last 2 years.

The newest of these is 53, Bearton Green, Hitchin, SG5 1UL, a freehold house let by The Letting Quarter in January 2025.

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  Let agreed Jan 2025£ Undisclosed | 4 Bed House53, Bearton Green, Hitchin, SG5 1UL53, Bearton Green, Hitchin, SG5 1UL

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

Our analysis of the public data ranks 20, Portman Close, Hitchin as the 2nd largest and the 2nd most expensive of the 23 addresses on Portman Close, Hitchin, SG5.

Against the SG5 postcode district average, it is £209k more expensive than the typical property.

• Strathmore Infant and Nursery School

  500 m away
• Our Lady Catholic Primary School

  700 m away
• Oughton Primary and Nursery School

  800 m away

• The Priory School

  300 m away
• Hitchin Boys' School

  1.4 km away
• Hitchin Girls' School

  2.0 km away

• Hitchin

  |

  1.9 km away
• Letchworth Garden City

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  4.4 km away
• Arlesey

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  7.2 km away

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