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Locally, houses of this size normally have 2 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin is £335,099 and its rental estimate is £1,407 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Vicarage Close, Shillington, Hitchin, SG5 falls within the SG5 postal district.
8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin has no records in the the Land Registry and a single entry in the EPC database dated February 2010.
We combine this information with public data 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 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin, we estimate a market value of £351,854 and a rental value of £1,477 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £311,642 and £1,309 per month respectively.
Over the last year, 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £1,368 (0.4%) and its estimated rental value grow by £45 per month (3.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.0%.
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin as measuring 134 m2.
That makes it the 27th largest plot in the postcode, where 28 of the 33 other houses have recorded plot data.
8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 26 Feb 2010.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Electric storage heaters.
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin have sold within a radius of 3.0 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 16th April 2025, was 38, Church Street, Hitchin, SG5 3LJ, a freehold house which sold for £345,000.
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 1 let within 3.0 kilometres of 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin.
The latest, in October 2025, was 15, Shillington Road, Hitchin, SG5 3QJ, a freehold house let by The Letting Quarter.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Of the 46 addresses on Vicarage Close, Shillington, Hitchin, SG5, 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin comes out as the 38th largest and the 37th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £121k less expensive than the average property across the SG5 district.
From 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin, the nearest station is Arlesey, 7.6 kilometres away.
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
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The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin, 33.0% of property is privately owned with a mortgage and 32.2% is privately owned outright.
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 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin, 15.9% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 42.3% 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 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin, the average age was 39.3 and the most common age was 52.
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 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin, 2.6% 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 8, Vicarage Close, Hitchin, there are an average of 1.7 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.