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On Fishponds Road, in Hitchin Bearton
What it's like at SG5 1NR: every home that has sold on Fishponds Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Fishponds Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 29 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 4, Fishponds RoadTerraced | Aug 2014 | £285,000 | 107 m² | £2,664/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8, Fishponds RoadTerraced | Dec 2019 | £365,000 | 86 m² | £4,244/m² | 3 |
| 12, Fishponds RoadTerraced | Dec 2003 | £223,000 | 118 m² | £1,890/m² | 2 |
| 14, Fishponds RoadTerraced | Aug 2023 | £490,000 | 112 m² | £4,375/m² | 3 |
| 15, Fishponds RoadDetached | Aug 2023 | £625,000 | 112 m² | £5,580/m² | 2 |
| 16, Fishponds RoadTerraced | Dec 2013 | £249,995 | 106 m² | £2,358/m² | 2 |
| 18, Fishponds RoadTerraced | Oct 2003 | £126,000 | 80 m² | £1,575/m² | 1 |
| 18a, Fishponds RoadFlat | Oct 2016 | £197,500 | 50 m² | £3,950/m² | 5 |
| 18b, Fishponds RoadFlat | Nov 2009 | £130,500 | 76 m² | £1,717/m² | 3 |
| 19, Fishponds RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2011 | £398,500 | 147 m² | £2,711/m² | 1 |
| 20, Fishponds RoadTerraced | Apr 2017 | £390,000 | 108 m² | £3,611/m² | 2 |
| 21, Fishponds RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2015 | £400,000 | 118 m² | £3,390/m² | 2 |
| 22, Fishponds RoadTerraced | Apr 2021 | £380,000 | 74 m² | £5,135/m² | 3 |
| 23, Fishponds RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2023 | £495,000 | 124 m² | £3,992/m² | 1 |
| 24, Fishponds RoadTerraced | Jan 2022 | £550,000 | 123 m² | £4,472/m² | 2 |
| 25, Fishponds RoadSemi-detached | Aug 1995 | £80,000 | 127 m² | £630/m² | 1 |
| 27, Fishponds RoadTerraced | Jul 2011 | £372,500 | 135 m² | £2,759/m² | 3 |
| 28, Fishponds RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2017 | £375,000 | 78 m² | £4,808/m² | 1 |
| 29, Fishponds RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2021 | £747,500 | 175 m² | £4,271/m² | 1 |
| 30, Fishponds RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £400,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 34, Fishponds RoadDetached | Mar 2013 | £247,000 | 99 m² | £2,495/m² | 1 |
| 38, Fishponds RoadDetached | Aug 2015 | £660,000 | 243 m² | £2,716/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 49% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Hitchin, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 2.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Bunyan Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 9D, 81, 9B, 9A); 16 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 51 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 70% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin (0.9 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Hitchin Boys' School, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 57.1 · 19.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury’s, 300 m away, with Blakes Corner Store (99-100 Ickleford Road) closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Regal Chambers Surgery (150 m), with Bancroft Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, MJ Nails is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Lister Hospital, 5.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 47% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Bancroft Kiosk is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Victoria the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 83 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 19 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 38% flats and 9% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Bancroft Gardens, 250 m away; for exercise, Bancroft Splash Park (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 11 km away.
Most households own their home, 29% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 53% of adults have a degree.
62 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Frythe Cottages | II | 170 m |
| 53, Bancroft | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Hitchin constituency: Alistair Strathern MP (Labour), since October 2023. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 8,109 (15.4%), turnout 69%. Vote shares: Labour 44%, Conservative 29%, Reform UK 13%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
22 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SG5 1NR →
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Fishponds Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 24 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 72.4% | 82.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 26.9% | 11.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 65 min
Nearest: Leighton Buzzard Light Railway · about 44 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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