Hitchin
Hitchin is covered by postcode districts SG4 and SG5. It is in the North Hertfordshire council area, Hertfordshire.
Every postcode in Hitchin, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 23
- At medium risk at worst: 11
- At low risk at worst: 32
- At very low risk only: 0
- Not on the at-risk list: 758
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 824 postcodes in Hitchin that ONS places, 23 have a home or business at high risk, 11 are at medium risk at worst, 32 are at low risk at worst and 758 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.9513, longitude -0.2724. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
23 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
What is it like to live in Hitchin?
Homes sold for a typical £460,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 679 of the 817 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 215 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 66 of its 824 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes. 4 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Hitchin, 650 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Hitchin?
Homes in Hitchin sold for a typical £460,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 443 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £809,117 64 sales
- Semi-detached £570,000 133 sales
- Terraced £439,000 98 sales
- Flat or maisonette £242,500 148 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SG4 district, Hitchin's main postcode district: a typical £475,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Hitchin: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Hitchin?
16 of the 824 postcodes now in use in Hitchin came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 34 of the 600 homes sold in Hitchin were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SG4 district, 20%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Hitchin | Across the SG4 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 443 (0%) | 12 of 388 (3%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 34 of 600 (6%) | 116 of 571 (20%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Hitchin?
Ofcom reports on 817 of the 824 postcodes in Hitchin. At 679 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Hitchin at risk of flooding?
66 of the 824 postcodes in Hitchin have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 215 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Hitchin?
The open schools at the postcodes in Hitchin (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin550 m 234 pupils, 210 places
- Highbury Infant School and Nursery600 m 195 pupils, 240 places
- Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy650 m 234 pupils, 230 places
- Samuel Lucas Primary School1.0 km 416 pupils, 420 places
- William Ransom Primary School1.0 km 419 pupils, 420 places
- Whitehill Junior School1.1 km 241 pupils, 240 places
- Strathmore Infant and Nursery School1.2 km 198 pupils, 206 places
- Oughton Primary and Nursery School1.4 km 195 pupils, 300 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Hitchin?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Hitchin is Hitchin Rail Station, 650 m away in a straight line.
- Hitchin Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
- Letchworth Garden City Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
- Stevenage Rail Station Railway station 7.1 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Hitchin?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Hitchin. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Regal Chambers Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01462 453232 300 mWalk
- The Portmill Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01462 451575 300 mWalk
- Bancroft Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01462 654040 300 mWalk
- Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme Phone 0333 200 1220 350 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Hitchin safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 2,284 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Hitchin over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 203 September 2025
- 185 October 2025
- 164 November 2025
- 146 December 2025
- 161 January 2026
- 167 February 2026
- 177 March 2026
- 182 April 2026
- 208 May 2026
- 210 June 2026
- 231 July 2026
- 250 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: burglary 72, other crime 43, bicycle theft 25, possession of weapons 25, theft from the person 22, robbery 21.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Hitchin?
- District, borough or city council
- North Hertfordshire
- County council
- Hertfordshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hitchin
- Police force area
- Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- MP
- Alistair Strathern (Labour)
All 824 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Hitchin
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell North Hertfordshire about council tax Council tax, on north-herts.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Hitchin
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Hitchin postcodes
824 postcodes in use in Hitchin, by district:
Those districts are all in the SG postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Hitchin
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Hitchin's £460,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Hitchin
- What is it like to live in Hitchin?
- Homes sold for a typical £460,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 679 of the 817 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 215 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 66 of its 824 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes. 4 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Hitchin, 650 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Hitchin?
- Hitchin is covered by postcode districts SG4 and SG5, across 824 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Hitchin in?
- Hitchin is in the North Hertfordshire council area, and Hertfordshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Hitchin?
- Hitchin is in the Hitchin parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Alistair Strathern (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Hitchin?
- Homes in Hitchin sold for a typical £460,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 443 sales, no change on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Hitchin?
- In Hitchin, primary schools at its postcodes include St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin, Highbury Infant School and Nursery and Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy; secondary schools at its postcodes include Hitchin Boys' School, Hitchin Girls' School and The Priory School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Hitchin have a railway station?
- Yes: Hitchin is 650 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Hitchin, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Hitchin?
- Ofcom reports on 817 of the 824 postcodes in Hitchin. At 679 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Hitchin at risk of flooding?
- 66 of the 824 postcodes in Hitchin have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 215 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Hitchin?
- 16 of the 824 postcodes now in use in Hitchin came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 34 of the 600 homes sold in Hitchin were newly built (6%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SG4 district, 20%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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