According to data from HM Land Registry, Forge Cottage, Hitchin sits on a plot of 997 m².

We have plot size data on 3 out of 8 other houses in the postcode and Forge Cottage, Hitchin sits on the 2nd largest plot.

Forge Cottage, Hitchin has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 02 Aug 2019.

The property is not connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (oil, air source heat pump, radiators, electric).

According to HM Land Registry, Forge Cottage, Hitchin was last sold on 28th February 2020 for £1,025,000 and was recorded as a freehold house.

The property has had 4 sales since 1995.

Since February 2020, the market for similar properties has risen by 1.9%.

• Sold Feb 2020£1,025,000
• Sold Jan 2015£745,000
• Sold Sep 1998£307,500

According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 33 sales of properties similar to Forge Cottage, Hitchin within a radius of 2.4 kilometres since 2013.

The most recent example is Harcourt, Stevenage Road, Hitchin, SG4 7PE, a freehold house which sold for £1,350,000 on the 11th February 2026.

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• Sold Feb 2026£1,350,000 | 5 Bed HouseHarcourt, Stevenage Road, Hitchin, SG4 7PEHarcourt, Stevenage Road, Hitchin, SG4 7PE
• Sold Sep 2025£1,500,000 | 5 Bed House15, Gosmore Ley Close, Hitchin, SG4 7QJ15, Gosmore Ley Close, Hitchin, SG4 7QJ
• Sold Aug 2025£1,335,000 | 5 Bed House7, Henry Isaac Mews, Hitchin, SG4 7EY7, Henry Isaac Mews, Hitchin, SG4 7EY
• Sold Aug 2025£1,485,000 | 5 Bed House16, Gosmore Ley Close, Hitchin, SG4 7QJ16, Gosmore Ley Close, Hitchin, SG4 7QJ
• Sold May 2025£2,000,000 | 5 Bed HouseBeech House, Redcoats Green, Hitchin, SG4 7JRBeech House, Redcoats Green, Hitchin, SG4 7JR
• Sold Mar 2025£700,000 | 5 Bed HouseFir Trees, Newlands Close West, Hitchin, SG4 9BAFir Trees, Newlands Close West, Hitchin, SG4 9BA
• Sold Nov 2024£1,180,000 | 5 Bed HouseLane House, Ashbrook Lane, Hitchin, SG4 7PBLane House, Ashbrook Lane, Hitchin, SG4 7PB
• Sold Mar 2024£1,338,000 | 5 Bed HouseThe White House, Preston Road, Hitchin, SG4 7QSThe White House, Preston Road, Hitchin, SG4 7QS
• Sold Sep 2021£1,250,000 | 5 Bed House12, Ransom Close, Hitchin, SG4 9AX12, Ransom Close, Hitchin, SG4 9AX
• Sold Jun 2021£1,180,000 | 5 Bed House4, New England Close, Hitchin, SG4 7NQ4, New England Close, Hitchin, SG4 7NQ
• Sold May 2021£1,250,000 | 5 Bed HouseWest Lodge, Stevenage Road, Hitchin, SG4 7JAWest Lodge, Stevenage Road, Hitchin, SG4 7JA
• Sold Apr 2020£1,155,000 | 5 Bed House22, Mill Lane, Hitchin, SG4 7RL22, Mill Lane, Hitchin, SG4 7RL
• Sold Apr 2019£1,050,000 | 5 Bed HouseTreetops, Newlands Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9BBTreetops, Newlands Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9BB
• Sold Oct 2018£975,000 | 5 Bed HouseBeech Cottage, Titmore Green, Hitchin, SG4 7JTBeech Cottage, Titmore Green, Hitchin, SG4 7JT
• Sold Jul 2018£912,000 | 5 Bed House3, Lister Avenue, Hitchin, SG4 9ES3, Lister Avenue, Hitchin, SG4 9ES
• Sold May 2018£897,000 | 4 Bed House14, Mill Lane, Hitchin, SG4 7RL14, Mill Lane, Hitchin, SG4 7RL
• Sold May 2017£949,950 | 5 Bed House10, Turfmead, Hitchin, SG4 9FB10, Turfmead, Hitchin, SG4 9FB
• Sold Aug 2016£980,000 | 5 Bed HousePeascod Hall, London Road, Hitchin, SG4 7NJPeascod Hall, London Road, Hitchin, SG4 7NJ
• Sold Mar 2014£630,000 | 5 Bed HouseElmswood, Titmore Green, Hitchin, SG4 7JTElmswood, Titmore Green, Hitchin, SG4 7JT
• Sold Aug 2013£1,565,000 | 5 Bed HouseThistley Lodge, Half Hankerchief Lane, Hitchin, SG4 7BWThistley Lodge, Half Hankerchief Lane, Hitchin, SG4 7BW

Our network of Estate Agents reports 1 let of a property similar to Forge Cottage, Hitchin within a radius of 2.4 kilometres over the last 2 years.

Most recently, 28, London Road, Hitchin, SG4 7NG, a freehold house, was let by The Letting Quarter in January 2026.

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  Let agreed Jan 2026£ Undisclosed | 4 Bed House28, London Road, Hitchin, SG4 7NG28, London Road, Hitchin, SG4 7NG

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

St. Ippolyts, Hitchin, SG4 has a total of 21 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, Forge Cottage, Hitchin is the 4th largest and the 6th most expensive property on the street.

When compared to the postcode district it is £653k more expensive than the average property in SG4.

• St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School

  1.2 km away
• Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School

  2.2 km away
• Preston Primary School

  2.4 km away

• The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School

  3.1 km away
• Hitchin Girls' School

  3.3 km away
• The Thomas Alleyne Academy

  3.5 km away

• Hitchin

  |

  3.8 km away
• Stevenage

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  4.0 km away
• Letchworth Garden City

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  7.1 km away

According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be Very Low.