Country England and Wales › Region East of England › Council North Hertfordshire › Neighbourhood Hitchin Bearton › Postcode SG5 1NR What's changing near SG5 1NR Within 2 km, around Hitchin Bearton in North Hertfordshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
116 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
34 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.9% like-for-like prices in Hitchin Bearton, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.1%)
+9% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 9 new homes completed flats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New homes 8 new homes completed houses · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026 New homes 27 new homes completed houses · Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025 New homes 11 new homes completed flats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025 New homes 11 new homes completed flats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025 New homes 12 new homes completed flats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024 New homes 12 new homes completed flats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024 New homes 8 new homes completed flats · Oct 2024
Oct 2024 Planning permission Permission for 10 homes Kwik -Fit Tyres, 59 -61 Walsworth Road, Hitcin (full planning permission)
Dec 2022 Planning permission Permission for 24 homes Former Westons Cars Site And Land Adjoining 114-142 Cambridge Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 0JJ (full planning permission)
Apr 2022 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 20 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
40 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
65 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in SG5 1NR itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km 3 storm overflows within 2 km
26 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
16 spill events counted
Anglian Water Hitchin Water Recycling Centre into River Hiz 13 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.5 km away Anglian Water Hitchin Water Recycling Centre into River Hiz 3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.5 km away Anglian Water Bancroft Recreation Ground Cso into River Hiz 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
300 m away Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 25 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (19 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm Wymondley Solar Farm, Great Wymondley Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Mar 2024 Battery storage Wymondley Solar Farm, Great Wymondley Approved, not yet built
Mar 2024 Solar farm St Ippolyts - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 25 MW
Jul 2025 Battery storage St Ippolyts - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 13 MW
Jul 2025 Battery storage Stevenage Road, Titmore Green - Battery Energy Storage System Planning application in · 57 MW
May 2025 Rooftop solar Chesfield Downs Golf Club, Jacks Hill - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2023 Battery storage Letchworth Garden City - Urban Reserve Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 5 MW
Apr 2024 Rooftop solar Sainsburys, Hitchin Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 310 kW
Mar 2025 Battery storage Martins Way - Micro Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2026 Rooftop solar Tesco Store The Forum Stevenage Approved, not yet built · 400 kW
Mar 2020 Road and street works within 1 km 21 permitted works running now or planned, 12 of them major.
Major, planned York Road, Hitchin Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major St Augustine Close, Hitchin Highway improvement works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Stormont Road, Hitchin Highway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Whitehurst Avenue, Hitchin Highway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Windmill Hill, Hitchin Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Windmill Hill, Hitchin Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Bury Mead Road, Hitchin Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Highbury Road, Hitchin Highway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Apr 2025 Decided decided Oct 2013 Decided decided Sept 2014 Decided decided Oct 2011 Decided Millbrook Power Generating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019 Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Hitchin (landfill gas, 2.9 km); Arlesey Landfill Site (landfill gas, 5.3 km); Arlesey Landfill Gas (Extension) (landfill gas, 5.5 km); Flamingo House (rooftop solar, 6.9 km); Langford Solar Farm (solar farm, 9.8 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.