Sold price history

Bessemer Close, Hitchin house prices

In Bessemer Close, Hitchin, the median price a home actually changed hands for is £287,500. Over the past decade prices are +68% in cash — but +23% once inflation is stripped out.

Median sold price
£287,500
10 years · cash
+68%
10 years · real
+23%
HM Land Registry · 82 sales · 41 with floor area · Updated 21 Aug 2024

Key facts

Median price
£287,500
Price per m²
£2,543
Sales recorded
82
Price range
£99,995 – £795,000

Bessemer Close, Hitchin prices since 1995

Bessemer Close, Hitchin — median sold price since 1995
2024 £0£258,690£517,379£776,069£1,034,758 2021 peak 1995 2024
Cash price Today’s money (real)

Since 2014, prices in Bessemer Close, Hitchin are +68% in cash. After inflation, that is +23% — the honest measure of growth.

Recent sales in Bessemer Close, Hitchin

The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.

DateAddressTypePrice£/m²
21 Aug 202419 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£775,000£5,201
15 Aug 202449 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£705,000£6,651
31 Jul 202429 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£645,000£5,708
22 Mar 202427 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£750,000£5,319
13 Mar 202428 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£795,000£5,230
24 Aug 202352 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£757,500£4,379
24 Aug 202337 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£700,000£5,738
3 Nov 20211 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£790,000£4,365
30 Sep 202150 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£770,000£5,833
14 Aug 202047 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£660,000£3,385
14 Dec 201851 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£600,000£4,615
3 Oct 201849 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£540,000£5,094
5 May 201740 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£510,000£2,488
7 Sep 20167 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£572,000
10 Nov 201535 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£540,000£6,000
20 Aug 201528 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£524,900£3,453
20 Nov 201437 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£450,000£3,689
24 Jul 20145 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£445,000£3,870
6 Sep 201338 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£430,000£2,945
1 Jul 201325 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£380,000
28 Sep 201239 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£415,000£3,430
3 Feb 201252 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£440,000£2,543
8 Jul 201141 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£420,000
23 May 201114 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£387,000
22 Apr 201026 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£360,000
7 Jul 200925 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£300,000
28 May 200842 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£470,000
16 May 200852 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£480,000£2,775
1 Nov 200746 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£450,000
17 Sep 200744 Bessemer Close · SG5 1AGDetached
Freehold
£356,000

Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.

Biggest price gains in Bessemer Close, Hitchin

Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.

AddressFirst soldLast soldTimesCash returnReal return
2, Bessemer Close£125,000
7 Apr 1997
£182,000
6 Aug 1999
2+17%
per year
+16%
inflation-adjusted
17, Bessemer Close£134,995
12 May 1995
£245,950
3 Aug 2000
2+12%
per year
+10%
inflation-adjusted
18, Bessemer Close£134,995
28 Mar 1995
£275,000
27 Nov 2001
2+11%
per year
+9%
inflation-adjusted
20, Bessemer Close£134,995
6 Feb 1995
£238,000
16 Oct 2000
3+10%
per year
+8%
inflation-adjusted
11, Bessemer Close£118,500
30 Jun 1995
£331,000
17 Feb 2006
2+10%
per year
+8%
inflation-adjusted
10, Bessemer Close£132,995
12 Apr 1995
£385,000
11 Dec 2006
2+10%
per year
+7%
inflation-adjusted
44, Bessemer Close£166,000
25 Mar 1999
£356,000
17 Sep 2007
2+9%
per year
+7%
inflation-adjusted
21, Bessemer Close£107,995
31 Jan 1995
£295,000
22 Nov 2006
2+9%
per year
+7%
inflation-adjusted
42, Bessemer Close£360,000
9 Dec 2004
£470,000
28 May 2008
2+8%
per year
+5%
inflation-adjusted
5, Bessemer Close£117,000
21 Feb 1997
£445,000
24 Jul 2014
3+8%
per year
+6%
inflation-adjusted
14, Bessemer Close£118,500
13 Apr 1995
£387,000
23 May 2011
3+8%
per year
+5%
inflation-adjusted
51, Bessemer Close£118,995
2 Jun 1995
£600,000
14 Dec 2018
3+7%
per year
+5%
inflation-adjusted
7, Bessemer Close£190,000
13 Oct 1999
£572,000
7 Sep 2016
2+7%
per year
+4%
inflation-adjusted
37, Bessemer Close£135,000
30 Mar 1998
£700,000
24 Aug 2023
4+7%
per year
+4%
inflation-adjusted
50, Bessemer Close£139,995
28 Apr 1995
£770,000
30 Sep 2021
3+7%
per year
+4%
inflation-adjusted
52, Bessemer Close£129,995
2 Jun 1995
£757,500
24 Aug 2023
4+6%
per year
+4%
inflation-adjusted
19, Bessemer Close£127,995
16 Feb 1995
£775,000
21 Aug 2024
3+6%
per year
+4%
inflation-adjusted
49, Bessemer Close£124,995
17 May 1995
£705,000
15 Aug 2024
3+6%
per year
+3%
inflation-adjusted
29, Bessemer Close£125,000
7 Nov 1995
£645,000
31 Jul 2024
2+6%
per year
+3%
inflation-adjusted
40, Bessemer Close£205,000
26 Jun 2000
£510,000
5 May 2017
2+6%
per year
+3%
inflation-adjusted
26, Bessemer Close£232,500
30 Mar 2001
£360,000
22 Apr 2010
3+5%
per year
+3%
inflation-adjusted
41, Bessemer Close£315,000
18 Mar 2005
£420,000
8 Jul 2011
2+5%
per year
+2%
inflation-adjusted
15, Bessemer Close£99,995
12 May 1995
£105,500
25 Jul 1996
2+5%
per year
+3%
inflation-adjusted
28, Bessemer Close£350,000
14 Jul 2005
£795,000
13 Mar 2024
3+4%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
39, Bessemer Close£265,000
22 Feb 2002
£415,000
28 Sep 2012
2+4%
per year
+2%
inflation-adjusted
23, Bessemer Close£117,500
16 Feb 1995
£129,000
23 May 1997
2+4%
per year
+2%
inflation-adjusted
22, Bessemer Close£107,995
19 Jan 1995
£114,000
14 Feb 1997
2+3%
per year
0%
inflation-adjusted
25, Bessemer Close£355,000
30 Jul 2007
£380,000
1 Jul 2013
3+1%
per year
−2%
inflation-adjusted

Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.

How Bessemer Close, Hitchin compares

Rank in the town
319th of 772 streets in Hitchin
Rank in the postcode district
170th of 409 streets in SG5
Against the town median
22% above the Hitchin median of £235,000
Against England & Wales
83% above the national median of £157,000

Bessemer Close, Hitchin house prices — your questions

What is the average house price in Bessemer Close, Hitchin?

Half of homes sold in Bessemer Close, Hitchin went for more than £287,500 and half for less, across 82 sales.

What is the price range of homes sold in Bessemer Close, Hitchin?

Recorded sales in Bessemer Close, Hitchin range from £99,995 to £795,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.

Have house prices in Bessemer Close, Hitchin risen?

Over the past decade prices in Bessemer Close, Hitchin are +68% in cash terms but +23% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.

How much is a house per square metre in Bessemer Close, Hitchin?

In Bessemer Close, Hitchin the median price is £2,543 per square metre, from 41 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.

How up to date is this data?

HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Bessemer Close, Hitchin was 21 August 2024.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See our methodology.

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