Housing Market Analysis for OLD SCHOOL CLOSE, SG4 8YJ

Are you looking to understand SG4 8YJ house prices? Here, we provide a detailed analysis of the latest sold house prices, trends over the years, and key statistics to help you gauge the real estate landscape in this North Hertfordshire postcode.

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Overview of Sold House prices

As per the latest sold houses in the SG4 8YJ postcode area, The average prices are as follows,

Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £185,375 median price is £160,000 Standard Deviation is £118,016 with Total Sold: 14
- The Last 5 Year average price is £323,000 with Total Sold: 1
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 42 OLD SCHOOL CLOSE: £323,000 (Sold on 01 Feb 2023)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 53 OLD SCHOOL CLOSE: £81,000 (Sold on 17 Mar 1995)
Terraced
- The average price is around £181,394 median price is £165,000 Standard Deviation is £93,492 with Total Sold: 78
- The Last 5 Year average price is £328,438 with Total Sold: 8
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 9 OLD SCHOOL CLOSE: £315,000 (Sold on 29 Jul 2022)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 36 OLD SCHOOL CLOSE: £65,000 (Sold on 16 Feb 1996)
Flat
- The average price is around £220,333 median price is £191,000 Standard Deviation is £56,981 with Total Sold: 3
- The Last 5 Year average price is £300,000 with Total Sold: 1
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 5 OLD SCHOOL CLOSE: £300,000 (Sold on 13 Aug 2020)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 8 OLD SCHOOL CLOSE: £170,000 (Sold on 16 Sep 2011)
Detached
- The average price is around £383,095 median price is £343,750 Standard Deviation is £120,750 with Total Sold: 10
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 29 OLD SCHOOL CLOSE: £660,000 (Sold on 08 Nov 2017)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 31 OLD SCHOOL CLOSE: £199,950 (Sold on 31 Oct 1997)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

Below table and chart gives the average SG4 8YJ house prices and number of sold houses over the years. This helps understand the price trend over the years in this postcode.

Please note that this data is populated based on the sold houses data given by the Land Registry.

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2023	£323,000	£6,212	1
2017	£335,000	£5,492	1
2010	£223,000	£3,662	1
2008	£480,000		1
2007	£220,000	£2,785	1
2002	£175,000	£2,215	1
2001	£145,000	£2,381	1
2000	£135,000	£1,709	1
1998	£84,500	£1,385	1
1996	£104,583	£969	3
1995	£80,500	£1,231	2

House Type: Terraced

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2022	£315,000	£6,164	2
2021	£385,000	£6,609	2
2020	£299,500	£5,760	1
2019	£309,333	£5,475	3
2018	£367,500	£5,792	2
2017	£294,000	£5,547	1
2016	£260,000	£5,078	1
2015	£325,000	£4,948	3
2014	£268,315	£4,164	3
2012	£232,500	£5,882	2
2011	£201,667	£4,874	3
2010	£159,500	£3,398	3
2009	£194,833	£3,147	3
2008	£128,000	£3,282	1
2007	£209,447	£4,598	5
2006	£202,900	£3,458	5
2004	£161,850	£2,678	2
2003	£139,625	£2,951	4
2002	£129,908	£2,502	6
2001	£126,417	£2,346	6
2000	£115,000	£2,166	4
1999	£92,290	£1,679	5
1998	£85,750	£1,589	2
1997	£68,490	£1,400	5
1996	£68,500	£1,840	4

House Type: Flat

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2020	£300,000	£5,492	1
2013	£191,000	£3,497	1
2011	£170,000	£3,148	1

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2017	£660,000	£5,323	1
2015	£425,000	£4,570	1
2014	£478,500	£3,346	1
2011	£450,000	£3,629	1
2004	£350,000	£2,823	1
2003	£315,000	£2,203	1
2002	£337,500		1
2001	£307,500	£2,298	2
1997	£199,950		1

All the Sales in the OLD SCHOOL CLOSE, SG4 8YJ

See the table below for more details on the sold house prices in the SG4 8YJ, North Hertfordshire postcode.

Address	Sold Date	Price	% Change
42 OLD SCHOOL CLOSESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 52 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	01 Feb 2023	£323,000	First Sale
9 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 51.2 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	29 Jul 2022	£315,000	21.15%
	24 Nov 2016	£260,000	47.31%
	11 Aug 2010	£176,500	-1.12%
	17 Nov 2006	£178,500	32.22%
	01 Nov 2002	£135,000	First Sale
2 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 51 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	07 Jan 2022	£315,000	90.91%
	29 Oct 2010	£165,000	17.02%
	22 Aug 2003	£141,000	First Sale
49 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 65 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	06 Dec 2021	£445,000	21.92%
	29 Nov 2018	£365,000	3.69%
	11 Dec 2015	£352,000	340.00%
	29 Sep 1995	£80,000	First Sale
36 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 51 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	21 May 2021	£325,000	58.54%
	21 Sep 2007	£205,000	73.73%
	04 Sep 2000	£118,000	81.54%
	16 Feb 1996	£65,000	First Sale
38 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 52 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	22 Dec 2020	£299,500	121.86%
	31 Jul 2002	£134,995	59.76%
	23 Jun 1997	£84,500	First Sale
5 OLD SCHOOL CLOSEFlat, FreeholdArea: 54.62 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	13 Aug 2020	£300,000	57.07%
	13 May 2013	£191,000	First Sale
8 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 54 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	16 Aug 2019	£275,000	19.59%
	25 Sep 2014	£229,950	35.26%
	16 Sep 2011	£170,000	First Sale
52 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 64 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	05 Jul 2019	£358,000	43.20%
	18 Oct 2012	£250,000	8.70%
	05 Jul 2007	£230,000	5.26%
	31 Aug 2006	£218,500	First Sale
37 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 51.4 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	30 Apr 2019	£295,000	62.98%
	17 Mar 2011	£181,000	-4.74%
	03 Jul 2006	£190,000	46.21%
	24 Jul 2002	£129,950	First Sale
41 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 62 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	19 Oct 2018	£370,000	34.55%
	29 Sep 2014	£275,000	66.67%
	18 Sep 2001	£165,000	First Sale
29 OLD SCHOOL CLOSEDetached, FreeholdArea: 124 Sq.mtrAge: 1991-1995	08 Nov 2017	£660,000	46.67%
	25 Mar 2011	£450,000	28.57%
	15 Oct 2004	£350,000	22.81%
	27 Aug 2001	£285,000	First Sale
21 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 53 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	15 Sep 2017	£294,000	49.06%
	22 Jun 2007	£197,236	11.12%
	26 May 2006	£177,500	31.97%
	23 Sep 2002	£134,500	First Sale
48 OLD SCHOOL CLOSESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 61 Sq.mtrAge: 1991-1995	05 Jul 2017	£335,000	296.45%
	30 Jan 1998	£84,500	47.60%
	12 Jul 1996	£57,250	First Sale
10 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 39 Sq.mtrAge: 1991-1995	10 Nov 2015	£193,000	58.85%
	29 Aug 2003	£121,500	102.50%
	14 May 1999	£60,000	First Sale
26 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 96 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	07 Sep 2015	£430,000	First Sale
33 OLD SCHOOL CLOSEDetached, FreeholdArea: 93 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	14 Aug 2015	£425,000	First Sale
39 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 79 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	18 Aug 2014	£299,995	36.36%
	27 Mar 2007	£220,000	25.71%
	24 Jul 2002	£175,000	29.63%
	08 Sep 2000	£135,000	70.89%
	20 Jun 1996	£79,000	First Sale
34 OLD SCHOOL CLOSEDetached, FreeholdArea: 143 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	09 Jul 2014	£478,500	51.90%
	17 Oct 2003	£315,000	First Sale
15 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 27.36 Sq.mtrAge: 1900-1929	26 Mar 2012	£215,000	145.71%
	29 Aug 1996	£87,500	First Sale
24 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 27.6 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	07 Oct 2011	£205,000	-6.82%
	02 Feb 2007	£220,000	First Sale
4 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 59.6 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	19 Sep 2011	£219,000	16.49%
	10 Jun 2003	£188,000	63.48%
	20 Oct 2000	£115,000	First Sale
35 OLD SCHOOL CLOSESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 60.9 Sq.mtrAge: 1976-1982	19 Nov 2010	£223,000	53.79%
	18 Dec 2001	£145,000	First Sale
12 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 39 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	19 Feb 2010	£137,000	7.03%
	15 Feb 2008	£128,000	18.52%
	20 Jan 2003	£108,000	33.33%
	19 Jan 2001	£81,000	78.02%
	07 Feb 1997	£45,500	First Sale
20 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 56 Sq.mtrAge: 1996-2002	02 Jul 2009	£162,000	8.04%
	21 Jan 2004	£149,950	24.96%
	14 Sep 2001	£120,000	36.36%
	04 Jun 1998	£88,000	First Sale
1 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 51.4 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	03 Feb 2009	£147,500	First Sale
16 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 74.76 Sq.mtrAge: 1991-1995	07 Jan 2009	£275,000	10.00%
	23 Feb 2006	£250,000	34.05%
	20 Dec 2001	£186,500	30.42%
	26 Nov 1999	£143,000	First Sale
28 OLD SCHOOL CLOSESemi-Detached, Freehold	25 Jul 2008	£480,000	170.42%
28 OLD SCHOOL CLOSESemi-Detached, Freehold	19 Aug 1996	£177,500	First Sale
22 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 52.9 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	16 Nov 2007	£195,000	140.74%
	03 Sep 1999	£81,000	First Sale
51 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, Freehold	15 Jul 2004	£173,750	First Sale
18 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 52 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	03 May 2002	£115,000	39.39%
	20 Oct 1999	£82,500	23.23%
	15 Aug 1997	£66,950	First Sale
31 OLD SCHOOL CLOSEDetached, Freehold	26 Apr 2002	£337,500	68.79%
31 OLD SCHOOL CLOSEDetached, Freehold	31 Oct 1997	£199,950	First Sale
43 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, Freehold	07 Jan 2002	£130,000	91.18%
43 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, Freehold	10 Mar 1997	£68,000	First Sale
30 OLD SCHOOL CLOSEDetached, Freehold	10 Sep 2001	£330,000	First Sale
23 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 51 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	02 Jul 2001	£120,000	4.35%
	28 Sep 2000	£115,000	48.39%
	29 Sep 1997	£77,500	First Sale
11 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, Freehold	30 Mar 2001	£86,000	First Sale
55 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, Freehold	18 Dec 2000	£112,000	69.70%
55 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, Freehold	03 Oct 1996	£66,000	First Sale
44 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 52 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	17 Sep 1999	£94,950	13.71%
	15 Jul 1998	£83,500	First Sale
3 OLD SCHOOL CLOSETerraced, FreeholdArea: 53 Sq.mtrAge: 1983-1990	18 Nov 1996	£55,500	First Sale
53 OLD SCHOOL CLOSESemi-Detached, Freehold	17 Mar 1995	£81,000	First Sale

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OLD SCHOOL CLOSE, SG4 8YJ Near By properties

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Nearby Sold House Price Statstics

Knowing the nearby sold house in the area helps gauge the property market in the area. Below data gives house price Statstics of the surrounding area of the SG4 8YJ postcode.

Terraced
- The average price is around £211,345 median price is £195,000 Standard Deviation is £112,615 with Total Sold: 714
- The Last 5 Year average price is £344,421 with Total Sold: 126
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 22 THE PADDOCKS: £214,000 (Sold on 27 Aug 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 50 ST GILES ROAD: £76,000 (Sold on 16 Jan 1995)
Detached
- The average price is around £418,556 median price is £375,000 Standard Deviation is £279,046 with Total Sold: 293
- The Last 5 Year average price is £705,733 with Total Sold: 44
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 3 FARRIERS CLOSE: £515,000 (Sold on 02 Aug 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 25 GRANGE RISE: £132,000 (Sold on 24 Feb 1995)
Other
- The average price is around £1,757,798 median price is £491,000 Standard Deviation is £2,864,130 with Total Sold: 15
- The Last 5 Year average price is £686,643 with Total Sold: 7
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 5 POND COURT: £135,000 (Sold on 02 Aug 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is CODICOTE HOUSE, THE PARK : £8,150,000 (Sold on 19 Jan 2015)
Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £255,122 median price is £230,000 Standard Deviation is £148,808 with Total Sold: 385
- The Last 5 Year average price is £470,147 with Total Sold: 59
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 196 HIGH STREET: £466,250 (Sold on 27 Jun 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 2 MAYFLOWER CLOSE: £60,000 (Sold on 19 Jan 1995)
Flat
- The average price is around £114,009 median price is £105,000 Standard Deviation is £56,254 with Total Sold: 155
- The Last 5 Year average price is £186,069 with Total Sold: 18
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 5 THE RIDGEWAY: £244,500 (Sold on 24 May 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 1 WINCH CLOSE: £52,000 (Sold on 15 Mar 1995)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

House Type: Terraced

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£336,481		6
2023	£362,450	£5,159	20
2022	£337,480	£5,711	25
2021	£350,642	£5,188	31
2020	£358,884	£4,964	17
2019	£323,009	£5,006	27
2018	£323,338	£4,936	21
2017	£311,625	£5,102	28
2016	£285,508	£4,927	22
2015	£306,000	£4,061	27
2014	£231,475	£3,807	22
2013	£242,759	£3,416	21
2012	£238,612	£3,539	13
2011	£199,474	£3,537	17
2010	£179,444	£3,383	25
2009	£190,278	£3,162	16
2008	£215,892	£3,347	19
2007	£225,310	£3,475	23
2006	£212,338	£3,204	35
2005	£197,750	£3,053	17
2004	£184,681	£2,760	26
2003	£169,260	£2,798	31
2002	£139,979	£2,350	32
2001	£148,621	£2,306	35
2000	£110,804	£1,900	23
1999	£95,484	£1,442	25
1998	£90,030	£1,503	32
1997	£71,878	£1,251	32
1996	£69,028	£1,304	25
1995	£75,265	£1,062	21

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£457,500		2
2023	£717,083	£5,574	6
2022	£905,823	£6,529	10
2021	£687,143	£4,866	7
2020	£680,625	£4,674	8
2019	£592,864	£4,623	11
2018	£580,714	£4,672	7
2017	£544,583	£4,964	12
2016	£686,000	£3,990	6
2015	£563,550	£4,238	10
2014	£631,854	£3,671	14
2013	£398,500	£4,099	9
2012	£335,000	£2,803	2
2011	£406,389	£3,184	9
2010	£418,400	£2,740	5
2009	£499,312	£3,252	8
2008	£387,094	£3,672	9
2007	£438,042	£3,096	12
2006	£377,071	£3,643	7
2005	£329,000	£3,129	5
2004	£341,965	£3,278	16
2003	£370,855	£2,593	11
2002	£365,219	£2,939	16
2001	£271,115	£2,141	23
2000	£208,136	£2,010	7
1999	£216,219	£1,748	12
1998	£347,750	£1,362	14
1997	£172,675	£1,114	12
1996	£110,469	£1,072	12
1995	£128,545	£1,509	11

House Type: Other

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£497,500		2
2022	£372,500	£3,196	2
2021	£486,000	£1,097	2
2020	£2,094,500		1
2018	£3,424,825	£3,701	3
2017	£1,200,000	£5,742	1
2016	£960,000		1
2015	£3,042,000	£6,082	3

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£549,643	£4,526	7
2023	£444,000	£5,787	8
2022	£463,722	£5,223	9
2021	£431,727	£4,965	11
2020	£477,229	£5,075	16
2019	£472,625	£5,119	8
2018	£369,667	£5,086	6
2017	£413,386	£4,530	11
2016	£403,990	£4,806	5
2015	£394,385	£4,286	10
2014	£337,353	£3,724	17
2013	£268,017	£3,303	15
2012	£310,125	£3,043	8
2011	£244,381	£3,057	13
2010	£250,833	£3,469	9
2009	£261,850	£2,571	10
2008	£347,500	£3,577	4
2007	£241,963	£3,133	15
2006	£244,781	£3,063	16
2005	£233,535	£2,775	13
2004	£209,359	£2,466	11
2003	£235,988	£2,712	17
2002	£179,964	£2,211	25
2001	£156,060	£1,923	15
2000	£140,707	£1,741	29
1999	£140,269	£1,628	13
1998	£109,361	£1,338	18
1997	£100,102	£1,333	21
1996	£102,413	£1,023	15
1995	£82,775	£1,136	10

House Type: Flat

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£244,500		1
2023	£185,000	£3,804	5
2022	£145,000	£3,537	1
2021	£165,850	£3,375	5
2020	£247,500	£4,658	2
2019	£177,625	£3,674	4
2018	£145,667	£3,673	3
2016	£158,333	£5,444	3
2015	£184,143	£3,448	7
2014	£111,991	£2,526	6
2013	£119,929	£2,485	7
2012	£95,000	£1,926	3
2011	£132,125	£2,424	4
2010	£123,667	£2,500	3
2009	£148,190	£2,637	5
2008	£195,832	£2,787	3
2007	£146,200	£2,800	5
2006	£128,500	£2,619	9
2005	£126,691	£2,379	8
2004	£93,600	£2,012	5
2003	£96,742	£2,163	6
2002	£90,544	£1,760	9
2001	£81,600	£1,535	5
2000	£68,494	£1,479	9
1999	£75,886	£1,390	14
1998	£55,845	£1,038	10
1997	£52,564	£1,258	7
1996	£57,500	£1,474	2
1995	£51,038	£987	4

House Type in SG4 8YJ area

The most common house types in the SG4 8YJ postcode area are Terraced (51), Detached (47), and Semi-detached (21).

Total	123
Terraced	51
Detached	47
Semi-detached	21
converted building	3
Flat	1
Shared house	0
commercial building	0
temporary structure	0

Tenure of household

As per the tenure of household, most of the the properties are Owned: Owns outright (55), and Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan (48).

Owned: Owns outright	55
Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan	48
Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency	16
Private rented: Other private rented	3
Shared ownership: Shared ownership	2
Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority	1
Does not apply	0
Social rented: Other social rented	0
Lives rent free	0

Number of People in a Household

The most houses in the SG4 8YJ have 1 person in household (48), and 2 people in household (43).

1 person in household	48
2 people in household	43
4 people in household	19
3 people in household	9
5 people in household	4
6 people in household	1
0 people in household	0
7 people in household	0
8 or more people in household	0