The Birches Willian Road Hitchin SG4 0LU: house prices, rental estimates & market trends

Our Data Sources

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

The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.

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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 The Birches, Hitchin as measuring 1,845 m².

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

Compare this plot size to nearby properties!

Source: Ordnance Survey (2024)

Properties Let Nearby

Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 10 lets within 1.0 kilometres of The Birches, Hitchin.

The latest, in May 2026, was 6, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ, a leasehold flat let by The Letting Quarter.

Let agreed May 2026£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed Flat6, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ6, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ
Let agreed Nov 2025£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed House1B, Kingswood Avenue, Hitchin, SG4 0PB1B, Kingswood Avenue, Hitchin, SG4 0PB
Let agreed Sep 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed Flat24, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ24, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ
Let agreed May 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed Flat126, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JN126, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JN
Let agreed May 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed Flat132, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JN132, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JN
Let agreed Apr 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed House3, Queenswood Drive, Hitchin, SG4 0LA3, Queenswood Drive, Hitchin, SG4 0LA
Let agreed Mar 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed Flat122, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JN122, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JN
Let agreed Mar 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed Flat14, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ14, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ
Let agreed Feb 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed House42, Orchard Road, Hitchin, SG4 0BP42, Orchard Road, Hitchin, SG4 0BP
Let agreed Feb 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed House19, Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4 0NL19, Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4 0NL

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

Explore Nearby Properties

The surrounding properties have an average estimated value of £858,157, ranging from £201,601 to £3,174,720.

Woodlands
5 Bed House | 31 m | Est. Value: £1,714,525
Longwood
5 Bed House | 52 m | Est. Value: £2,497,689
The Orchard
5 Bed House | 236 m | Est. Value: £3,174,720
1C Kingswood Avenue
3 Bed House | 260 m | Est. Value: £462,545
1B Kingswood Avenue
1 Bed House | 260 m | Est. Value: £201,601
1A Kingswood Avenue
2 Bed House | 261 m | Est. Value: £315,544
1 Kingswood Avenue
4 Bed House | 261 m | Est. Value: £631,038
2 Kingswood Avenue
4 Bed House | 263 m | Est. Value: £733,003
3A Kingswood Avenue
3 Bed House | 264 m | Est. Value: £480,913
3 Kingswood Avenue
3 Bed House | 264 m | Est. Value: £488,658
4 Kingswood Avenue
3 Bed House | 266 m | Est. Value: £588,216
6 Kingswood Avenue
3 Bed House | 268 m | Est. Value: £553,674
2A Wilshere Crescent
2 Bed House | 275 m | Est. Value: £311,825
84 Willian Road
4 Bed House | 278 m | Est. Value: £746,393
44 Queenswood Drive
4 Bed House | 285 m | Est. Value: £753,706
2 Wilshere Crescent
3 Bed House | 290 m | Est. Value: £472,644
42 Queenswood Drive
3 Bed House | 291 m | Est. Value: £585,979
82 Willian Road
4 Bed House | 292 m | Est. Value: £734,145

Schools Nearby

For primary schools, the nearest option to The Birches, Hitchin is Purwell Primary School, 500 metres away.

Purwell Primary School
500 m away
Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School
800 m away
Mary Exton Primary School
1.2 km away

At secondary level, the nearest school is The Highfield School, 1.3 kilometres away.

The Highfield School
1.3 km away
Hitchin Girls' School
2.0 km away
Fearnhill School
2.1 km away

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

Hitchin
|
1.4 km away
Letchworth Garden City
|
2.7 km away
Baldock
|
5.5 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

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

The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.

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 The Birches, Hitchin as measuring 1,845 m².

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

Compare this plot size to nearby properties!

Source: Ordnance Survey (2024)

Properties Let Nearby

Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 10 lets within 1.0 kilometres of The Birches, Hitchin.

The latest, in May 2026, was 6, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ, a leasehold flat let by The Letting Quarter.

Let agreed May 2026£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed Flat6, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ6, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ
Let agreed Nov 2025£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed House1B, Kingswood Avenue, Hitchin, SG4 0PB1B, Kingswood Avenue, Hitchin, SG4 0PB
Let agreed Sep 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed Flat24, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ24, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ
Let agreed May 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed Flat126, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JN126, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JN
Let agreed May 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed Flat132, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JN132, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JN
Let agreed Apr 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed House3, Queenswood Drive, Hitchin, SG4 0LA3, Queenswood Drive, Hitchin, SG4 0LA
Let agreed Mar 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed Flat122, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JN122, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, SG4 0JN
Let agreed Mar 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed Flat14, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ14, Allwoods Place, Hitchin, SG4 0BQ
Let agreed Feb 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed House42, Orchard Road, Hitchin, SG4 0BP42, Orchard Road, Hitchin, SG4 0BP
Let agreed Feb 2025£ Undisclosed | 3 Bed House19, Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4 0NL19, Benchley Hill, Hitchin, SG4 0NL

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

Explore Nearby Properties

The surrounding properties have an average estimated value of £858,157, ranging from £201,601 to £3,174,720.

Woodlands
5 Bed House | 31 m | Est. Value: £1,714,525
Longwood
5 Bed House | 52 m | Est. Value: £2,497,689
The Orchard
5 Bed House | 236 m | Est. Value: £3,174,720
1C Kingswood Avenue
3 Bed House | 260 m | Est. Value: £462,545
1B Kingswood Avenue
1 Bed House | 260 m | Est. Value: £201,601
1A Kingswood Avenue
2 Bed House | 261 m | Est. Value: £315,544
1 Kingswood Avenue
4 Bed House | 261 m | Est. Value: £631,038
2 Kingswood Avenue
4 Bed House | 263 m | Est. Value: £733,003
3A Kingswood Avenue
3 Bed House | 264 m | Est. Value: £480,913
3 Kingswood Avenue
3 Bed House | 264 m | Est. Value: £488,658
4 Kingswood Avenue
3 Bed House | 266 m | Est. Value: £588,216
6 Kingswood Avenue
3 Bed House | 268 m | Est. Value: £553,674
2A Wilshere Crescent
2 Bed House | 275 m | Est. Value: £311,825
84 Willian Road
4 Bed House | 278 m | Est. Value: £746,393
44 Queenswood Drive
4 Bed House | 285 m | Est. Value: £753,706
2 Wilshere Crescent
3 Bed House | 290 m | Est. Value: £472,644
42 Queenswood Drive
3 Bed House | 291 m | Est. Value: £585,979
82 Willian Road
4 Bed House | 292 m | Est. Value: £734,145

Schools Nearby

For primary schools, the nearest option to The Birches, Hitchin is Purwell Primary School, 500 metres away.

Purwell Primary School
500 m away
Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School
800 m away
Mary Exton Primary School
1.2 km away

At secondary level, the nearest school is The Highfield School, 1.3 kilometres away.

The Highfield School
1.3 km away
Hitchin Girls' School
2.0 km away
Fearnhill School
2.1 km away

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

Hitchin
|
1.4 km away
Letchworth Garden City
|
2.7 km away
Baldock
|
5.5 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 The Birches, Hitchin, 70.9% of property is privately owned outright and 25.2% 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 The Birches, Hitchin, 12.1% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 40.4% as possessing degree level qualifications.

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

This area

East of England

England & Wales

School Students

Students 16+

Degree educated

Other

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Average Age of Residents

Average age

The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.

In the area around The Birches, Hitchin, the average age was 39.4 and the most common age was 42.

Within this area

Within East of England

England & Wales

Age distribution

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

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Number of Second Homes

The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.

In the area around The Birches, Hitchin, 2.1% of property was a second home.

Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.

2.1%

Within this area

0.9%

Within East of England

0.8%

England & Wales

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Average Cars per Home

The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.

In the area around The Birches, 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.

1.4

Within this area

1.4

Within East of England

1.2

England & Wales

Source: ONS Census (2021)

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Our Data Sources

Plot Size

Properties Let Nearby

Explore Nearby Properties

Schools Nearby

Public Transport Nearby

Risk of Flooding

Estate Agents active nearby!

Our Data Sources

Plot Size

Properties Let Nearby

Explore Nearby Properties

Schools Nearby

Public Transport Nearby

Risk of Flooding

Home Ownership Nearby

Education Levels in the Area

Average Age of Residents

Average age

Age distribution

Number of Second Homes

Average Cars per Home

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The Birches, Hitchin

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Home Ownership Nearby

Education Levels in the Area

Average Age of Residents

Average age

Age distribution

Number of Second Homes

Average Cars per Home