HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Gaping Lane, Hitchin as measuring 99 m².

That makes it the 6th largest plot in the postcode, where 6 of the 12 other houses have recorded plot data.

8, Gaping Lane, Hitchin has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 27 Jul 2016.

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

The most recent sale of 8, Gaping Lane, Hitchin completed on 28th May 2021 at £420,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.

Since 1995 the property has sold twice.

Values of comparable properties have dropped by 12.9% over the period since May 2021.

• Sold May 2021£420,000
• Sold Feb 2017£351,300

Since 2015 113 properties similar to 8, Gaping Lane, Hitchin have sold within a radius of 570 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 30th January 2026, was 13, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA, a freehold house which sold for £460,000.

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• Sold Jan 2026£460,000 | 3 Bed House13, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA13, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA
• Sold Jul 2024£429,750 | 3 Bed House1, Bedford Street, Hitchin, SG5 2JG1, Bedford Street, Hitchin, SG5 2JG
• Sold Jul 2023£430,000 | 3 Bed House60A, Old Park Road, Hitchin, SG5 2JX60A, Old Park Road, Hitchin, SG5 2JX
• Sold Jan 2023£445,000 | 3 Bed House16, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA16, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA
• Sold Dec 2022£702,500 | 3 Bed House28, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA28, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA
• Sold Jul 2022£385,000 | 3 Bed House5, Bedford Street, Hitchin, SG5 2JG5, Bedford Street, Hitchin, SG5 2JG
• Sold Jun 2022£437,000 | 3 Bed House54, Old Park Road, Hitchin, SG5 2JX54, Old Park Road, Hitchin, SG5 2JX
• Sold Feb 2022£455,000 | 3 Bed House4, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JQ4, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JQ
• Sold Dec 2021£350,000 | 3 Bed House49, Old Park Road, Hitchin, SG5 2JX49, Old Park Road, Hitchin, SG5 2JX
• Sold Sep 2021£388,000 | 3 Bed House6, Bedford Street, Hitchin, SG5 2JG6, Bedford Street, Hitchin, SG5 2JG
• Sold Jul 2021£336,500 | 3 Bed House6, Kent Place, Hitchin, SG5 2LE6, Kent Place, Hitchin, SG5 2LE
• Sold Sep 2020£445,000 | 3 Bed House12, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA12, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA
• Sold Oct 2019£455,000 | 3 Bed House23, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA23, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA
• Sold Sep 2019£370,000 | 3 Bed House15, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA15, Oughton Head Way, Hitchin, SG5 2LA
• Sold Jul 2019£342,500 | 3 Bed House6, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JQ6, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JQ
• Sold Nov 2018£365,000 | 3 Bed House4, Kent Place, Hitchin, SG5 2LE4, Kent Place, Hitchin, SG5 2LE
• Sold Oct 2017£350,000 | 3 Bed House35, Bedford Street, Hitchin, SG5 2JG35, Bedford Street, Hitchin, SG5 2JG
• Sold Nov 2016£392,000 | 3 Bed House2, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JQ2, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JQ
• Sold May 2016£370,000 | 3 Bed House18, Bedford Street, Hitchin, SG5 2JG18, Bedford Street, Hitchin, SG5 2JG
• Sold Jul 2015£335,000 | 3 Bed House3, Bedford Street, Hitchin, SG5 2JG3, Bedford Street, Hitchin, SG5 2JG

Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 2 lets of properties comparable to 8, Gaping Lane, Hitchin, all within 570 metres.

The latest, in May 2025, was 29, Westbury Close, Hitchin, SG5 2NF, a freehold house let by The Letting Quarter.

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  Let agreed May 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed House29, Westbury Close, Hitchin, SG5 2NF29, Westbury Close, Hitchin, SG5 2NF
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  Let agreed Sep 2024£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed House3A, Bearton Avenue, Hitchin, SG5 1NZ3A, Bearton Avenue, Hitchin, SG5 1NZ

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

Of the 54 addresses on Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5, 8, Gaping Lane, Hitchin comes out as the 42nd largest and the 41st most expensive in our analysis of the public data.

It is also £28k more expensive than the average property across the SG5 district.

• Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School

  0 m away
• Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy

  500 m away
• Oughton Primary and Nursery School

  700 m away

• Hitchin Boys' School

  600 m away
• Hitchin Girls' School

  1.2 km away
• The Priory School

  1.3 km away

• Hitchin

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  1.6 km away
• Letchworth Garden City

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  5.1 km away
• Stevenage

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  7.7 km away

The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.