5, Benchley Hill, Hitchin occupies a 256 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

Of the 13 other houses in this postcode, 8 have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 3rd largest.

5, Benchley Hill, Hitchin has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 22 Mar 2018.

The property is connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

5, Benchley Hill, Hitchin last changed hands on 19th July 2024, selling for £362,500. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold 4 times since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 12.1% since July 2024.

• Sold Jul 2024£362,500
• Sold May 2021£290,000
• Sold Dec 2007£185,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 84 sales of comparable properties within 630 metres of 5, Benchley Hill, Hitchin since 2012.

Most recently, 8, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0NU, a freehold house, sold at £360,000 on the 16th December 2025.

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• Sold Dec 2025£360,000 | 3 Bed House8, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0NU8, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0NU
• Sold Oct 2025£385,250 | 3 Bed House47, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ47, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ
• Sold Sep 2025£410,000 | 3 Bed House143, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0PF143, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0PF
• Sold May 2025£373,000 | 3 Bed House56, Wilshere Crescent, Hitchin, SG4 0PQ56, Wilshere Crescent, Hitchin, SG4 0PQ
• Sold Feb 2025£375,000 | 3 Bed House51, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ51, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ
• Sold Feb 2025£415,000 | 3 Bed House9, Thatchers End, Hitchin, SG4 0PD9, Thatchers End, Hitchin, SG4 0PD
• Sold Jan 2025£415,000 | 3 Bed House36, Desborough Road, Hitchin, SG4 0NN36, Desborough Road, Hitchin, SG4 0NN
• Sold Aug 2024£400,000 | 3 Bed House1, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ1, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ
• Sold May 2024£405,000 | 3 Bed House55, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0PE55, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0PE
• Sold Jan 2024£348,000 | 3 Bed House19, Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4 0NL19, Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4 0NL
• Sold Oct 2023£335,000 | 3 Bed House42, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ42, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ
• Sold Sep 2022£300,000 | 3 Bed House9, Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4 0NJ9, Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4 0NJ
• Sold Mar 2022£330,000 | 3 Bed House41, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ41, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ
• Sold Aug 2021£300,000 | 3 Bed House32, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0NU32, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0NU
• Sold Dec 2020£335,000 | 3 Bed House7, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0PE7, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0PE
• Sold Nov 2020£285,000 | 3 Bed House65, Desborough Road, Hitchin, SG4 0NN65, Desborough Road, Hitchin, SG4 0NN
• Sold Nov 2020£305,000 | 3 Bed House7, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ7, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ
• Sold Apr 2018£292,000 | 3 Bed House34, Desborough Road, Hitchin, SG4 0NN34, Desborough Road, Hitchin, SG4 0NN
• Sold Apr 2014£200,000 | 3 Bed House40, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ40, Maylin Close, Hitchin, SG4 0NQ
• Sold Jun 2012£190,000 | 3 Bed House15, Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4 0NJ15, Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4 0NJ

Agents in our network have reported 3 lettings of comparable properties within 630 metres of 5, Benchley Hill, Hitchin across the last 2 years.

The newest of these is 104, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0NX, a freehold house let by The Letting Quarter in June 2025.

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  Let agreed Jun 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed House104, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0NX104, Chaucer Way, Hitchin, SG4 0NX
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  Let agreed Mar 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed House3, Hardy Close, Hitchin, SG4 0DL3, Hardy Close, Hitchin, SG4 0DL
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  Let agreed Feb 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed House19, Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4 0NL19, Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4 0NL

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

Our analysis of the public data ranks 5, Benchley Hill, Hitchin as the 10th largest and the 18th most expensive of the 20 addresses on Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4.

Against the SG4 postcode district average, it is £172k less expensive than the typical property.

• Purwell Primary School

  200 m away
• Mary Exton Primary School

  600 m away
• Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School

  700 m away

• Hitchin Girls' School

  1.4 km away
• The Highfield School

  1.8 km away
• Hitchin Boys' School

  1.9 km away

• Hitchin

  |

  900 m away
• Letchworth Garden City

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  3.3 km away
• Baldock

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  6.2 km away

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