Sold price history

Bancroft, Hitchin house prices

The record shows a median of £205,000 for Bancroft, Hitchin, street by street and sale by sale. Over the past decade prices are −25% in cash — but −46% once inflation is stripped out.

Median sold price
£205,000
10 years · cash
−25%
10 years · real
−46%
HM Land Registry · 226 sales · 163 with floor area · Updated 22 Jan 2026

Key facts

Median price
£205,000
Price per m²
£2,948
Sales recorded
226
Price range
£28,000 – £1,800,000

Bancroft, Hitchin prices since 1996

Bancroft, Hitchin — median sold price since 1996
2026 £0£121,665£243,330£364,994£486,659 2025 peak 1996 2026
Cash price Today’s money (real)

Headline growth of −25% shrinks to −46% once inflation is removed — the gap portals rarely show.

Recent sales in Bancroft, Hitchin

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

DateAddressTypePrice£/m²
13 May 20261, Silver Court Bancroft · SG5 1GBTerraced
Freehold
£415,000
22 Jan 2026Flat 17, Osier Court, 64 Bancroft · SG5 1LFFlat
Leasehold
£250,000£4,032
18 Dec 2025Apartment 12, 42 Bancroft · SG5 1LAFlat
Leasehold
£370,000£5,522
19 Sep 2025Apartment 4, Manor Court, 26B Bancroft · SG5 1JWFlat
Leasehold
£485,000
4 Sep 20255, Silver Court Bancroft · SG5 1GBTerraced
Freehold
£425,000£6,343
29 Aug 2025Apartment 2, Park View Bancroft · SG5 1FUFlat
Leasehold
£420,000
29 Aug 2025Flat 18, Wallace Court Bancroft · SG5 1LNFlat
Leasehold
£240,000£4,211
16 May 202566B Bancroft · SG5 1LLFlat
Leasehold
£195,000£4,063
12 May 2025Flat 6, Wallace Court Bancroft · SG5 1LNFlat
Leasehold
£335,000£4,241
31 Mar 2025Apartment 11, 42 Bancroft · SG5 1LAFlat
Leasehold
£380,000£5,278
28 Mar 2025The Manor House Bancroft · SG5 1JWTerraced
Freehold
£830,000
28 Mar 2025101 Bancroft · SG5 1NBTerraced
Freehold
£815,000£3,327
17 Feb 2025Apartment 2, Manor Court, 26B Bancroft · SG5 1JWFlat
Leasehold
£380,000
18 Dec 2024Apartment 5, Park View Bancroft · SG5 1FUFlat
Leasehold
£375,000
1 Nov 2024Flat 14, Osier Court, 64 Bancroft · SG5 1LFFlat
Leasehold
£295,000£4,683
2 Oct 2024Mews House, 22A Bancroft · SG5 1JWTerraced
Freehold
£1,225,000£5,104
10 Sep 2024Flat 15, Osier Court, 64 Bancroft · SG5 1LFFlat
Leasehold
£292,000£4,635
9 Sep 20243, Mews Court Rear Of 22 Bancroft · SG5 1JWSemi-detached
Freehold
£1,300,000£7,222
22 May 2024Flat 5, Osier Court, 64 Bancroft · SG5 1LFFlat
Leasehold
£285,000£5,000
19 Feb 2024Flat 2, Osier Court, 64 Bancroft · SG5 1LFFlat
Leasehold
£312,500£5,482
1 Nov 20233, Silver Court Bancroft · SG5 1GBSemi-detached
Freehold
£368,000£5,041
6 Oct 2023Flat 7, Wallace Court Bancroft · SG5 1LNFlat
Leasehold
£335,000£4,351
10 Aug 2023Apartment 7, 42 Bancroft · SG5 1LAFlat
Leasehold
£510,000£5,100
1 Sep 2022Flat 2, Rear Of 93-95 Bancroft · SG5 1NQFlat
Leasehold
£315,000£3,889
5 Aug 2022Flat 14, Osier Court, 64 Bancroft · SG5 1LFFlat
Leasehold
£295,000£4,683
25 Jul 2022Flat 3, Wallace Court Bancroft · SG5 1LNFlat
Leasehold
£317,500£5,381
1 Jul 2022Apartment 7, Park View Bancroft · SG5 1FUFlat
New build · Leasehold
£365,000
30 May 2022Apartment 2, Park View Bancroft · SG5 1FUFlat
New build · Leasehold
£457,500
27 May 2022Apartment 3, Park View Bancroft · SG5 1FUFlat
New build · Leasehold
£360,000
14 Apr 2022Apartment 1, Park View Bancroft · SG5 1FUFlat
New build · Leasehold
£420,000

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

Biggest price gains in Bancroft, 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
43 - 44 Flat 5, Bancroft£125,000
19 Dec 2014
£425,000
17 Nov 2015
2+240%
per year
+234%
inflation-adjusted
43 - 44 Flat 1, Bancroft£75,000
23 Dec 2014
£255,000
18 Dec 2015
2+240%
per year
+234%
inflation-adjusted
66C, Bancroft£35,000
16 Apr 1999
£117,000
1 Jun 2005
4+22%
per year
+20%
inflation-adjusted
Mews Court Rear Of 22 3, Bancroft£300,000
12 Feb 2015
£1,300,000
9 Sep 2024
2+17%
per year
+13%
inflation-adjusted
84A, Bancroft£35,000
31 Oct 2000
£332,000
1 Jun 2016
5+16%
per year
+13%
inflation-adjusted
Silver Court 7, Bancroft£112,950
4 Feb 1999
£199,950
28 Mar 2003
3+15%
per year
+13%
inflation-adjusted
66A, Bancroft£28,000
18 Oct 1996
£59,000
3 May 2002
2+14%
per year
+12%
inflation-adjusted
Silver Court 4, Bancroft£84,950
22 Dec 1998
£162,000
5 Dec 2003
2+14%
per year
+12%
inflation-adjusted
85A, Bancroft£35,000
1 Nov 2000
£515,000
22 Dec 2021
4+14%
per year
+11%
inflation-adjusted
Silver Court 8, Bancroft£112,950
23 Feb 1999
£165,000
19 Apr 2002
2+13%
per year
+11%
inflation-adjusted
Silver Court 6, Bancroft£117,950
22 Jan 1999
£225,000
29 Jul 2005
2+10%
per year
+9%
inflation-adjusted
42 Apartment 1, Bancroft£200,000
28 Aug 2009
£390,000
7 Sep 2016
2+10%
per year
+7%
inflation-adjusted
Mews House, 22A, Bancroft£880,000
26 Feb 2021
£1,225,000
2 Oct 2024
2+10%
per year
+4%
inflation-adjusted
65C, Bancroft£33,000
8 Jun 1999
£167,500
14 Jul 2017
4+9%
per year
+7%
inflation-adjusted
65A, Bancroft£35,000
25 Jun 1999
£185,000
27 Sep 2018
2+9%
per year
+7%
inflation-adjusted
42 Apartment 3, Bancroft£225,000
30 Oct 2009
£370,000
8 Nov 2016
2+7%
per year
+5%
inflation-adjusted
Silver Court 2, Bancroft£88,500
22 Apr 1999
£178,500
11 Dec 2009
4+7%
per year
+5%
inflation-adjusted
Silver Court 1, Bancroft£90,950
4 Feb 1999
£330,000
12 Aug 2019
2+6%
per year
+4%
inflation-adjusted
Osier Court, 64 Flat 4, Bancroft£150,000
1 Jul 2003
£187,000
19 Jan 2007
2+6%
per year
+4%
inflation-adjusted
Wallace Court Flat 3, Bancroft£215,000
1 Feb 2016
£317,500
25 Jul 2022
2+6%
per year
+3%
inflation-adjusted
Silver Court 5, Bancroft£89,950
11 Dec 1998
£425,000
4 Sep 2025
3+6%
per year
+3%
inflation-adjusted
Osier Court, 64 Flat 13, Bancroft£149,950
11 Aug 2003
£181,000
10 Nov 2006
2+6%
per year
+4%
inflation-adjusted
Silver Court 3, Bancroft£87,950
15 Jan 1999
£368,000
1 Nov 2023
2+6%
per year
+3%
inflation-adjusted
Osier Court, 64 Flat 18, Bancroft£150,000
1 Aug 2003
£185,000
28 Mar 2007
3+6%
per year
+4%
inflation-adjusted
Manor Court, 26B Apartment 4, Bancroft£400,000
22 Nov 2021
£485,000
19 Sep 2025
2+5%
per year
−1%
inflation-adjusted
42 Apartment 7, Bancroft£255,000
17 Sep 2009
£510,000
10 Aug 2023
3+5%
per year
+2%
inflation-adjusted
42 Apartment 12, Bancroft£180,000
21 Dec 2009
£370,000
18 Dec 2025
4+5%
per year
+2%
inflation-adjusted
Wallace Court Flat 13, Bancroft£200,000
22 Feb 2007
£340,000
10 Jan 2019
3+5%
per year
+2%
inflation-adjusted
42 Apartment 11, Bancroft£200,000
18 Jan 2010
£380,000
31 Mar 2025
3+4%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Wallace Court Flat 8, Bancroft£161,500
21 Dec 2006
£227,000
6 Feb 2015
3+4%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Park View Apartment 5, Bancroft£335,000
11 Mar 2022
£375,000
18 Dec 2024
2+4%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
66B, Bancroft£113,000
6 May 2011
£195,000
16 May 2025
2+4%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Wallace Court Flat 7, Bancroft£174,250
25 Aug 2006
£335,000
6 Oct 2023
4+4%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Osier Court, 64 Flat 22, Bancroft£159,500
26 Mar 2004
£300,000
22 Jan 2021
5+4%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Wallace Court Flat 10, Bancroft£165,750
22 Dec 2006
£225,000
8 May 2015
2+4%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Rear Of 93-95 Flat 3, Bancroft£185,000
26 Jan 2007
£264,000
11 Nov 2016
2+4%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Wallace Court Flat 6, Bancroft£174,250
16 Aug 2006
£335,000
12 May 2025
4+4%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
43 - 44 Flat 3, Bancroft£280,000
10 Jun 2015
£325,000
11 Oct 2019
2+3%
per year
+2%
inflation-adjusted
Silver Court 1B, Bancroft£118,000
16 Aug 2005
£192,000
30 Mar 2020
3+3%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Wallace Court Flat 5, Bancroft£195,000
10 Aug 2006
£312,500
23 Oct 2020
2+3%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Rear Of 93-95 Flat 2, Bancroft£185,000
7 Aug 2006
£315,000
1 Sep 2022
2+3%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Wallace Court Flat 1, Bancroft£153,000
6 Oct 2006
£252,000
3 Dec 2021
2+3%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Osier Court, 64 Flat 14, Bancroft£149,950
15 Aug 2003
£295,000
1 Nov 2024
6+3%
per year
0%
inflation-adjusted
Wallace Court Flat 15, Bancroft£200,000
22 Mar 2007
£316,000
14 Sep 2021
3+3%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Osier Court, 64 Flat 15, Bancroft£152,500
1 Aug 2003
£292,000
10 Sep 2024
3+3%
per year
0%
inflation-adjusted
Osier Court, 64 Flat 16, Bancroft£151,000
25 Jul 2003
£175,000
18 Jul 2008
2+3%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Osier Court, 64 Flat 2, Bancroft£169,995
30 May 2003
£312,500
19 Feb 2024
5+3%
per year
0%
inflation-adjusted
Wallace Court Flat 17, Bancroft£177,500
31 Aug 2007
£270,000
20 Dec 2021
3+3%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Manor Court, 26B Apartment 2, Bancroft£344,000
27 Aug 2021
£380,000
17 Feb 2025
2+3%
per year
−3%
inflation-adjusted
42 Apartment 8, Bancroft£205,000
30 Oct 2009
£230,000
4 Dec 2013
2+3%
per year
0%
inflation-adjusted

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

How Bancroft, Hitchin compares

Rank in the town
563rd of 772 streets in Hitchin
Rank in the postcode district
293rd of 409 streets in SG5
Against the town median
13% below the Hitchin median of £235,000
Against England & Wales
31% above the national median of £157,000

Bancroft, Hitchin house prices — your questions

What is the average house price in Bancroft, Hitchin?

Homes in Bancroft, Hitchin have a median sold price of £205,000 — the middle of 226 recorded transactions.

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

Recorded sales in Bancroft, Hitchin range from £28,000 to £1,800,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.

Have house prices in Bancroft, Hitchin risen?

Over the past decade prices in Bancroft, Hitchin are −25% in cash terms but −46% 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 Bancroft, Hitchin?

In Bancroft, Hitchin the median price is £2,948 per square metre, from 163 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 Bancroft, Hitchin was 22 January 2026.

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