Hitchin Bearton

North Hertfordshire · East of England · population 8,158 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

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In summary

Hitchin Bearton is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #917 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 16 in North Hertfordshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (98) but weak on Living environment (34). Typical homes here sold for about £470,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 135 sales), 12% above the wider North Hertfordshire median of £420,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 76 · #1,616
Employment 80 · #1,376
Education 91 · #642
Health 81 · #1,328
Crime 64 · #2,486
Housing & access 98 · #108
Living environment 34 · #4,502

House prices ?

£470,000median (12m) · +8.0% yr · n=135
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£470,000135+8.0%+7.4%
Detached£715,00010-4.0%+12.2%
Semi-detached£640,00027+4.5%+16.9%
Terraced£490,00051+8.9%+8.9%
Flat£255,00047+12.1%+18.6%
This area£470,000
North Hertfordshire£420,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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