26, Lancaster Avenue
26, Lancaster Avenue
Description & Estimates
26, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 562 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be an early-century house with 1,321 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 26, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin is £804,335 and its rental estimate is £2,698 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, SG5 falls within the SG5 postal district, in the borough of North Hertfordshire.
Our Data Sources
26, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin has a single entry in the Land Registry from April 2007 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 26, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, we estimate a market value of £844,551 and a rental value of £2,833 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £748,031 and £2,509 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 26, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin has seen its estimated sale value drop by £17,572 (2.2%) and its estimated rental value rise by £23 per month (0.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 26, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin as measuring 562 m2.
That makes it the 10th largest plot in the postcode, where 21 of the 25 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 26, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin completed on 16th April 2007 at £425,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 58.5% over the period since April 2007.
- Sold Apr 2007£425,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 26, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin have sold within a radius of 560 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 6th November 2025, was 73, Bearton Green, Hitchin, SG5 1UG, a freehold house which sold for £930,200.
Read more about house prices in SG5.
- Sold Nov 2025£930,200 | 4 Bed House73, Bearton Green, Hitchin, SG5 1UG73, Bearton Green, Hitchin, SG5 1UG
- Sold Mar 2022£735,000 | 4 Bed House33, Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XJ33, Old Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XJ
- Sold Dec 2019£712,500 | 4 Bed House77, Bearton Green, Hitchin, SG5 1UG77, Bearton Green, Hitchin, SG5 1UG
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Similar Properties Let Nearby
Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 1 let of a property comparable to 26, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, all within 560 metres.
The latest, in April 2025, was High Trees, Rear Of 3, Bearton Avenue, Hitchin, SG5 1NZ, a freehold house let by The Letting Quarter.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Location Comparison
Of the 66 addresses on Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, SG5, 26, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin comes out as the 34th largest and the 21st most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £349k more expensive than the average property across the SG5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mWilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
- 600mOughton Primary and Nursery School
- 600mStrathmore Infant and Nursery School
- 600mHitchin Boys' School
- 700mThe Priory School
- 1.3kmHitchin Girls' School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 26, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, the nearest station is Hitchin, 1.4 kilometres away.
- 1.4kmHitchin
- 4.5kmLetchworth Garden City
- 7.7kmBaldock
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
