Highdown Hexton Road Higham Gobion Hitchin SG5 3BL: house prices, rental estimates & market trends

Our Data Sources

Highdown, Hitchin has no records in either the Land Registry or EPC database.

The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.

1Sales dated prior to 2007 are shown, but are not used in our calculations.

What is an EPC?

What is the Land Registry?

What is the Office of National Statistics?

What is the Ordnance Survey?

Public data including the Land Registry and EPC Register is processed and republished under the Government Open Data Licence

All values are estimates based on available data. All data and other content are provided subject to our Terms & Conditions

Plot Size

HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Highdown, Hitchin as measuring 1,228,144 m².

That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 1 of the 3 other houses have recorded plot data.

Compare this plot size to nearby properties!

Source: Ordnance Survey (2024)

Properties Sold Nearby

Over the past 2 years 588 properties have sold within 3.2 kilometres of Highdown, Hitchin, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 21st July 2023, was 3 Wellbury Cottages, Hexton Road, Hitchin, SG5 3BN, a freehold house which sold for £730,000.

Properties Let Nearby

Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 2 lets within 3.2 kilometres of Highdown, 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.

Schools Nearby

For primary schools, the nearest option to Highdown, Hitchin is Pirton School, 1.1 kilometres away.

Pirton School
1.1 km away
Oughton Primary and Nursery School
2.9 km away
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School
3.4 km away

At secondary level, the nearest school is The Priory School, 3.4 kilometres away.

The Priory School
3.4 km away
Hitchin Boys' School
3.9 km away
Hitchin Girls' School
4.6 km away

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

Hitchin
|
4.8 km away
Letchworth Garden City
|
7.3 km away
Arlesey
|
8.4 km away

Risk of Flooding

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

Very Low floodriskin this area

Local Flood RiskVery Low

Source: Environment Agency (2024)

Our Data Sources

Highdown, Hitchin has no records in either the Land Registry or EPC database.

The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.

1Sales dated prior to 2007 are shown, but are not used in our calculations.

What is an EPC?

What is the Land Registry?

What is the Office of National Statistics?

What is the Ordnance Survey?

Public data including the Land Registry and EPC Register is processed and republished under the Government Open Data Licence

All values are estimates based on available data. All data and other content are provided subject to our Terms & Conditions

Plot Size

HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Highdown, Hitchin as measuring 1,228,144 m².

That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 1 of the 3 other houses have recorded plot data.

Compare this plot size to nearby properties!

Source: Ordnance Survey (2024)

Properties Sold Nearby

Over the past 2 years 588 properties have sold within 3.2 kilometres of Highdown, Hitchin, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 21st July 2023, was 3 Wellbury Cottages, Hexton Road, Hitchin, SG5 3BN, a freehold house which sold for £730,000.

Properties Let Nearby

Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 2 lets within 3.2 kilometres of Highdown, 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.

Schools Nearby

For primary schools, the nearest option to Highdown, Hitchin is Pirton School, 1.1 kilometres away.

Pirton School
1.1 km away
Oughton Primary and Nursery School
2.9 km away
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School
3.4 km away

At secondary level, the nearest school is The Priory School, 3.4 kilometres away.

The Priory School
3.4 km away
Hitchin Boys' School
3.9 km away
Hitchin Girls' School
4.6 km away

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

Hitchin
|
4.8 km away
Letchworth Garden City
|
7.3 km away
Arlesey
|
8.4 km away

Risk of Flooding

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

Very Low floodriskin this area

Local Flood RiskVery Low

Source: Environment Agency (2024)

Home Ownership Nearby

The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.

In the area around Highdown, Hitchin, 38.9% of property is privately owned outright and 31.3% is privately owned with a mortgage.

The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.

This area

East of England

England & Wales

Owned (Outright)

Owned (Mortgage)

Shared ownership

Rented (Social)

Rented (Private)

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Education Levels in the Area

The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.

In the area around Highdown, Hitchin, 16.9% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 43.8% as possessing degree level qualifications.

The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.