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42, BANCROFT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1LA
Approximate location (postcode centre). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Local planning constraints Conservation area Hitchin
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Schools nearby The nearest 10 schools within 10 miles, by straight-line distance from the postcode centre. These are not catchment areas — admissions depend on each school’s criteria, so check with the local council .
Secondary · Academy · ages 11–18 · Boys only ·
website Ofsted report card, Nov 2025:
Achievement: Strong standard Curriculum & teaching: Strong standard Inclusion: Exceptional Attendance & behaviour: Exceptional Personal development: Exceptional Leadership: Exceptional Sixth form: Strong standard Safeguarding: Met
Primary · Academy · ages 7–11 ·
website Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024: Standards maintained
Secondary · Academy · ages 11–18 · Girls only ·
website Ofsted, Oct 2024 — graded by area, no overall grade:
Quality of education: Outstanding Behaviour: Outstanding Personal development: Outstanding Leadership: Outstanding
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 4–11 ·
website Ofsted, Oct 2023: Outstanding
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 3–7 ·
website Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022: School remains Good
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 4–11 · Church of England ·
website Ofsted report card, Jul 2026:
Achievement: Expected standard Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard Inclusion: Expected standard Attendance & behaviour: Strong standard Personal development: Strong standard Leadership: Expected standard Early years: Strong standard Safeguarding: Met
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 3–7 ·
website Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023: School remains Good
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 3–11 ·
website Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023: School remains Good
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 4–11 ·
website Ofsted, Mar 2025 — graded by area, no overall grade:
Quality of education: Requires improvement Behaviour: Good Personal development: Good Leadership: Requires improvement
Secondary · Council-maintained · ages 11–18 ·
website Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022: School remains Good
School details from Get Information About Schools (Department for Education). Inspection outcomes from Ofsted management information as at 30 September 2026; check the latest report on Ofsted’s website. Since November 2025 Ofsted report cards grade each area separately and give no overall grade. © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How this compares Averages cover every recorded sale in SG5 1LA (2015–2025) and are not adjusted for house-price changes over that period — where the market has risen, older sales pull the average below today’s values, so treat this as a rough guide rather than a like-for-like comparison.
£355,300
Average in SG5 1LA (2015–2025)
£355,300
Average on BANCROFT (2015–2025)
+4%
above postcode average
Full transaction history This address covers more than one registered unit or interest (for example separate flats, or a leasehold and the freehold). The Property column shows each one. These are separate Land Registry entries, not repeat sales of one home.
Property Date sold Price paid Property type Tenure New build APARTMENT 12, 42 18 December 2025 £370,000 Flat/Maisonette Leasehold No APARTMENT 11, 42 31 March 2025 £380,000 Flat/Maisonette Leasehold No APARTMENT 7, 42 10 August 2023 £510,000 Flat/Maisonette Leasehold No APARTMENT 12, 42 12 February 2021 £325,000 Flat/Maisonette Leasehold No APARTMENT 7, 42 23 January 2018 £453,000 Flat/Maisonette Leasehold No APARTMENT 11, 42 17 February 2017 £427,500 Flat/Maisonette Leasehold No APARTMENT 3, 42 8 November 2016 £370,000 Flat/Maisonette Leasehold No APARTMENT 1, 42 7 September 2016 £390,000 Flat/Maisonette Leasehold No
Recent sales nearby £550,000
47A, BANCROFT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1LA
Other Mar 2022
£325,000
FLAT 3, 43 - 44, BANCROFT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1LA
Flat/Maisonette Oct 2019
£250,000
41, BANCROFT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1LA
Other Mar 2018
£499,900
28, BANCROFT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1LA
Other Jun 2015
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