1 Forge Close
Last sold
£395,000
January 2025
Previous sales
Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.
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What is around it
Size, energy rating, walls and flood risk.
Broadband
Every home in this postcode can get gigabit broadband (full fibre or cable): 1,000 Mb or more.
As of July 2025, for the whole postcode. What you can actually get depends on the provider.
Schools nearby
The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.
Primary schools
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin Ages 4 to 11 · 234 pupils · Church of England
Report card, 2026
0.3 miles
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy Ages 7 to 11 · 234 pupils
No grade
0.4 miles
Highbury Infant School and Nursery Ages 3 to 7 · 195 pupils
No grade
0.5 miles
Secondary schools
Hitchin Boys' School Ages 11 to 18 · 1,364 pupils
Report card, 2025
0.4 miles
Hitchin Girls' School Ages 11 to 18 · 1,357 pupils
No grade
0.4 miles
The Priory School Ages 11 to 18 · 1,221 pupils
No grade
0.8 miles
Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.
What’s nearby
Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.
Supermarkets
Within a 15-minute walk
27
Restaurants
New Punjab Balti, Paprika, The Radcliffe Arms, Khushma Cottage Balti Tandoori…
15
Cafés
Bancroft kiosk, Ronan's, Café Elite, Taste Buds…
16
Pubs and bars
Bar 85, Molly Malone's, The Albert Inn, The Victoria…
9
Takeaways
Hitchin Chop Suey Bar, McDonald's, Chicken George, Ali Baba Kebab House…
Everyday
Things to do
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Football · 0.6 miHitchin Town Football Club
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Football · 5.5 miStevenage Football Club
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Golf · 1.6 miLetchworth Golf Club
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Theatre · 0.3 miQueen Mother Theatre
Getting about
Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.
Recently sold nearby
Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.
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Flat 35 Starlings Bridge, Nightingale Road
August 2026
£290,000
18 Florence Street
August 2026
£575,000
68 Dacre Road
August 2026
£561,500
Flat 30 Starlings Bridge, Nightingale Road
July 2026
£293,000
20 Dacre Road
July 2026
£460,000
18 Radcliffe Road
July 2026
£515,000
24 Trevor Road
July 2026
£450,000
92 Peppermint Road
July 2026
£290,000
31 Benslow Lane
July 2026
£430,000
28 Peppermint Road
July 2026
£296,000
34 Abbis House, Hazelwood Close
June 2026
£172,000
5 Chapel Row
June 2026
£195,000
16 Seymour Court
June 2026
£97,500
40 Florence Street
June 2026
£370,000
Flat 15 St Annes Court, St Annes Road
June 2026
£168,000
22 Garden Row
May 2026
£505,000
16 Florence Street
April 2026
£641,250
44 Peppermint Road
April 2026
£278,500
5 Peppermint Road
April 2026
£275,000
2 Whinbush Grove
April 2026
£660,000
Flat 3, 45 Walsworth Road
April 2026
£265,000
53 Kings Road
March 2026
£480,000
96 Whinbush Road
March 2026
£532,500
10 Florence Street
March 2026
£510,000
21 Kings Road
February 2026
£527,500
26 Florence Street
February 2026
£212,000
46 Kings Road
January 2026
£568,000
Flat 38 Starlings Bridge, Nightingale Road
December 2025
£270,500
2 Garden Row
December 2025
£217,500
104 Whinbush Road
December 2025
£945,000
10 Midland Cottages, Nightingale Road
December 2025
£350,000
19 Florence Street
December 2025
£527,500
13 Florence Street
November 2025
£570,000
65 Kennedy Court, Whinbush Road
November 2025
£182,500
1 Chapel Row
November 2025
£155,000
54 Kings Road
October 2025
£836,000
Flat 19 St Annes Court, St Annes Road
October 2025
£270,000
18 Grove Road
October 2025
£367,500
Robins Nest, Benslow Lane
October 2025
£950,000
149A Nightingale Road
September 2025
£575,000
82 Ickleford Road
September 2025
£584,000
35 Benslow Lane
September 2025
£420,000
43A Walsworth Road
September 2025
£285,000
60 Peppermint Road
September 2025
£145,000
61C Radcliffe Road
September 2025
£685,000
Flat 31 Starlings Bridge, Nightingale Road
September 2025
£265,000
10 Benslow Lane
August 2025
£721,125
82 Whinbush Road
August 2025
£650,000
61B Radcliffe Road
August 2025
£725,000
Flat 22 Starlings Bridge, Nightingale Road
August 2025
£370,500
24 Peppermint Road
August 2025
£285,000
28 Radcliffe Road
July 2025
£400,000
56 Ickleford Road
July 2025
£725,000
4 & A Half, St Annes Road
July 2025
£415,000
100 Nightingale Road
June 2025
£397,000
83 Ickleford Road
June 2025
£515,000
15 Trevor Road
May 2025
£510,000
Flat 6 Starlings Bridge, Nightingale Road
May 2025
£300,000
4 Trevor Road
May 2025
£485,000
14 Seymour Court
May 2025
£107,500
3 St Annes Road
May 2025
£755,000
79 Peppermint Road
May 2025
£261,000
10 Royal Quarter, 98 Ickleford Road
May 2025
£302,500
79 Ickleford Road
April 2025
£615,000
8 French Lodge, Whinbush Road
April 2025
£163,500
12 Royal Quarter, 98 Ickleford Road
March 2025
£295,000
94 Ickleford Road
March 2025
£486,000
94 Nightingale Road
March 2025
£409,937
3 Kings Road
March 2025
£635,000
14 Royal Quarter, 98 Ickleford Road
March 2025
£300,000
54 Grove Road
March 2025
£490,000
23 Peppermint Road
March 2025
£301,000
39 Peppermint Road
March 2025
£295,000
21 Trevor Road
March 2025
£440,000
37 Nightingale Road
March 2025
£425,000
111 Whinbush Road
March 2025
£865,000
3 Lantern Court, Florence Street
March 2025
£591,500
25 Radcliffe Road
March 2025
£525,000
8 Clare Gardens
March 2025
£381,500
52 Radcliffe Road
February 2025
£463,000
119 Nightingale Road
February 2025
£500,000
98A Nightingale Road
February 2025
£190,000
56 Peppermint Road
February 2025
£125,000
1 Forge Close
January 2025
£395,000
46 Dacre Road
January 2025
£395,035
13 Grove Road
January 2025
£550,000
6 Baliol Road
January 2025
£960,000
28 Radcliffe Road
January 2025
£320,000
34 Convent Close
January 2025
£705,000
5 William Moss Buildings, 57 Nightingale Road
December 2024
£307,500
26 Trevor Road
December 2024
£475,000
15 Peppermint Road
December 2024
£289,000
66 Kings Road
December 2024
£652,500
Flat 2, 45 Walsworth Road
November 2024
£230,000
7 Clare Gardens
November 2024
£467,000
23 Trevor Road
November 2024
£472,501
68 Dacre Road
November 2024
£270,000
56 Grove Road
November 2024
£620,000
104 Walsworth Road
November 2024
£595,000
Flat 40 Starlings Bridge, Nightingale Road
November 2024
£295,000
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Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.
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How this area has changed
Typical prices for terraced houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to September 2026 against the same twelve months back then.
| Area | Now | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | 15 years ago | 20 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Close | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Postcode sector SG5 1 | £496,500 | £450,000 +10% since | £362,000 +37% since | £239,975 +107% since | £195,497 +154% since |
| North Hertfordshire | £368,000 | £340,000 +8% since | £282,500 +30% since | £189,250 +94% since | £175,997 +109% since |
The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.
How homes change hands in SG5 1, over the last five years (755 sales):
- What sells: 39% flats, 29% terraced, 18% semi-detached, 7% other, 7% detached.
- 42% sold leasehold, and 3% were new builds.
- 110 sales in the last twelve months, against 243 in the same twelve months five years ago.
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