Hitchin Road, Henlow house prices are built from 72 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1999 and the most recent on 17 Oct 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £160,998. Across the 20 years from 2001 to 2021 the median moved +89.4% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +22.0%.
Median price paid
£160,998
Change in cash, 2001–2021
+89.4%
Change in real terms
+22.0%
Median per m²
£1,683
HM Land Registry72 sales14 with floor areaLatest sale 17 Oct 2025
Section 01
How Hitchin Road, Henlow prices moved
The chart tracks the median Hitchin Road, Henlow house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1999 to 2021. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | £109,975 | £244,196 |
| 2000s | 1 | £132,000 | £240,465 |
| 2020s | 1 | £250,000 | £255,435 |
The highest yearly median on record for Hitchin Road, Henlow is £250,000 in 2021; the lowest is £109,975 in 1999. Across the full 23-year record the cash median has moved from £109,975 to £250,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £224,082, so the real change over the whole record is +41.0% — about +1.57% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +89.4% in cash against +22.0% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 17 Oct 2025 | Terraced | £240,000 | £245,217 |
| 190 | 17 Jul 2025 | Detached | £590,000 | £602,826 |
| 272 | 3 Feb 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £175,000 | £178,804 |
| 262 | 16 Oct 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £118,000 | £124,164 |
| 2 | 19 Dec 2023 | Detached | £450,000 | £486,207 |
| 194 | 6 Oct 2023 | Semi-detached | £580,000 | £626,667 |
| 192 | 29 Sep 2023 | Detached | £545,000 | £588,851 |
| 178 | 22 May 2023 | Terraced | £280,000 | £302,529 |
| 10 | 20 Jun 2022 | Semi-detached | £237,500 | £275,164 |
| 252 | 30 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £270,000 | £341,129 |
| 266 | 29 Sep 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | £145,296 |
| 242 | 27 Aug 2021 | Terraced | £242,000 | £305,753 |
| 254 | 30 Apr 2021 | Semi-detached | £250,000 | £315,860 |
| 116 | 11 Jan 2021 | Semi-detached | £320,000 | £404,301 |
| 272 | 21 Mar 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | £194,215 |
| 8 | 17 Feb 2020 | Terraced | £220,000 | £284,848 |
| 157 | 19 Jul 2019 | Semi-detached | £367,500 | £480,682 |
| 114 | 20 Jul 2018 | Semi-detached | £386,000 | £514,423 |
| 276c | 29 Mar 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | £166,588 |
| 153 | 23 Sep 2016 | Semi-detached | £357,000 | £498,386 |
| 8 | 10 Jun 2016 | Terraced | £200,000 | £279,208 |
| 252 | 25 Sep 2015 | Terraced | £166,995 | £235,463 |
| 183 | 7 Aug 2015 | Semi-detached | £424,000 | £597,840 |
| 248 | 12 Jun 2015 | Terraced | £180,000 | £253,800 |
| 227 | 27 Apr 2015 | Detached | £385,000 | £542,850 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Hitchin Road, Henlow values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Hitchin Road | £58,530 (2004) | £240,000 (2025) | +7.0% | +4.0% |
| 190 Hitchin Road | £155,000 (1995) | £590,000 (2025) | +4.6% | +1.9% |
| 272 Hitchin Road | £150,000 (2020) | £175,000 (2025) | +3.1% | -1.6% |
| 2 Hitchin Road | £112,500 (2001) | £450,000 (2023) | +6.5% | +3.7% |
| 192 Hitchin Road | £149,950 (1999) | £545,000 (2023) | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| 178 Hitchin Road | £46,500 (1997) | £280,000 (2023) | +7.1% | +4.4% |
| 10 Hitchin Road | £58,530 (2004) | £237,500 (2022) | +8.1% | +5.3% |
| 252 Hitchin Road | £166,995 (2015) | £270,000 (2021) | +8.3% | +6.4% |
| 254 Hitchin Road | £70,000 (1999) | £250,000 (2021) | +6.0% | +3.7% |
| 114 Hitchin Road | £75,100 (1995) | £386,000 (2018) | +7.4% | +5.0% |
| 276C Hitchin Road | £33,500 (1998) | £125,000 (2018) | +6.8% | +4.5% |
| 153 Hitchin Road | £71,000 (1997) | £357,000 (2016) | +8.9% | +6.5% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Hitchin Road, Henlow is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 23 | 31.9% | £166,995 | £44,000 – £280,000 |
| Semi-detached | 18 | 25.0% | £185,000 | £58,530 – £580,000 |
| Detached | 17 | 23.6% | £210,000 | £112,500 – £590,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 14 | 19.4% | £85,500 | £33,500 – £175,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Hitchin Road, Henlow
14 of the sales on record are leasehold and 58 freehold — 19.4% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £100,250 and the median freehold sale £188,750 — a gap of +88.3%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 14 | 19.4% | £100,250 |
| Freehold | 58 | 80.6% | £188,750 |
| New build | 1 | 1.4% | £75,100 |
| Existing home | 71 | 98.6% | £166,995 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -55.0%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 6 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Hitchin Road, Henlow compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Hitchin Road, Henlow sits above that national figure — +2.2%.
Within Henlow the street ranks 97 of 109 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £249,995 (-35.6%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,683 per square metre, across 14 of the 72 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £33,500 to £590,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Station Road£231,000 median
- High Street£236,000 median
- Astral Close£121,500 median
- Signal Close£218,000 median
- Bedford Road£182,500 median
- Clifton Road£200,225 median
- Orchard Way£249,000 median
- Fakeswell Lane£160,000 median
- Plum Tree Road£234,250 median
- Birch Grove£226,395 median
- Meadow Walk£284,975 median
- Bluebell Drive£275,000 median
- Dove House Drive£215,500 median
- Applecroft£220,000 median
- Harrier Mill£250,000 median
- Park Lane£327,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 8 Hitchin Road4 sales
- 190 Hitchin Road4 sales
- 2 Hitchin Road4 sales
- 192 Hitchin Road4 sales
- 276C Hitchin Road4 sales
- 153 Hitchin Road3 sales
- 231 Hitchin Road3 sales
- 256 Hitchin Road3 sales
- 276D Hitchin Road3 sales
- 272 Hitchin Road2 sales
- 178 Hitchin Road2 sales
- 10 Hitchin Road2 sales
- 252 Hitchin Road2 sales
- 254 Hitchin Road2 sales
- 114 Hitchin Road2 sales
- 183 Hitchin Road2 sales
- 244 Hitchin Road2 sales
- 149 Hitchin Road2 sales
- 276B Hitchin Road2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Hitchin Road, Henlow?
The median price paid in Hitchin Road, Henlow across every sale on the register is £160,998. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Hitchin Road, Henlow?
72 sales are on record for Hitchin Road, Henlow, the most recent completing on 17 Oct 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Hitchin Road, Henlow house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +89.4% between 2001 and 2021. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +22.0%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Hitchin Road, Henlow house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £250,000, set in 2021. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Hitchin Road, Henlow?
£1,683 per square metre, from the 14 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 17 Oct 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Hitchin Road, Henlow house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.