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51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 871 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 495 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin is £605,918 and its rental estimate is £2,098 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 falls within the SG5 postal district, in the borough of North Hertfordshire.
51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in October 2013 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2013.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
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 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, we estimate a market value of £636,214 and a rental value of £2,203 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £563,504 and £1,951 per month respectively.
Over the last year, 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin has seen its estimated sale value move down by £5,789 (1.0%) and its estimated rental value increase by £55 per month (2.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.2%.
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin as measuring 495 m2.
That makes it the 4th largest plot in the postcode, where 27 of the 32 other houses have recorded plot data.
51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 14 Aug 2013.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has partial double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
The most recent sale of 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin completed on 7th October 2013 at £400,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 36.1% over the period since October 2013.
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin have sold within a radius of 630 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 30th April 2021, was 56, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JE, a freehold house which sold for £625,000.
Read more about house prices in SG5.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 3 lets within 630 metres of 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin.
The latest, in January 2026, was 3 Poppy House, Paynes Park, Hitchin, SG5 1EZ, a leasehold flat let by The Letting Quarter.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Of the 54 addresses on Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5, 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin comes out as the 40th largest and the 35th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £150k more expensive than the average property across the SG5 district.
From 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, the nearest station is Hitchin, 1.8 kilometres away.
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, 45.1% of property is privately owned outright and 44.5% is privately owned with a mortgage.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, 23.5% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 56.8% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, the average age was 42.8 and the most common age was 47.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, 0.2% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around 51, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, there are an average of 1.4 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.
