# Hitchin

Town in North Hertfordshire, East of England.

Hitchin is a town in North Hertfordshire, East of England. Median sale price £448,750 in 2025. Recorded crime 69.9 per 1,000 people. About 36,223 people.

Town. Code E63004031. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)

Hitchin is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Hitchin add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £448,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hitchin was £448,750 in 2025. Joint 124th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hitchin#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 35,220** (2021). Hitchin had 35,220 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 311th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hitchin#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in Hitchin live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hitchin#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.7%** (January 2026). In Hitchin, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/hitchin#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004031) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 94% of people in Hitchin live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63004031) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 576 homes were sold in Hitchin in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004031) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Hitchin.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004031) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hitchin had 35,220 usual residents at the census.

## How Hitchin compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Hitchin | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £448,750 | 22nd most expensive | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 |
| Population | 35,220 | 32nd most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 94% | joint 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.7% | 49th highest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 |

## Is Hitchin safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hitchin at a rate of 69.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 268 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hitchin.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (833), anti-social behaviour (586) and other crime (420).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Hitchin was 67.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Hitchin, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Hitchin has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Hitchin

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Hertfordshire 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023601) | 2,205 | 114.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.6% |
| [North Hertfordshire 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023602) | 1,561 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.5% |
| [North Hertfordshire 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023603) | 1,571 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [North Hertfordshire 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023604) | 1,396 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.7% |
| [North Hertfordshire 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023605) | 1,426 | 117.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 76.9% |
| [North Hertfordshire 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023617) | 1,562 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| [North Hertfordshire 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023618) | 1,743 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| [North Hertfordshire 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023619) | 1,699 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 83.5% |
| [North Hertfordshire 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023620) | 1,360 | 77.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [North Hertfordshire 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023621) | 1,345 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [North Hertfordshire 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023611) | 1,662 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [North Hertfordshire 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023612) | 1,830 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [North Hertfordshire 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023613) | 1,620 | 101.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [North Hertfordshire 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023614) | 2,062 | 14.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.2% |
| [North Hertfordshire 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023615) | 1,841 | 39.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.6% |
| [North Hertfordshire 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023616) | 2,470 | 260.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.1% |
| [North Hertfordshire 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023606) | 1,754 | 105.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.0% |
| [North Hertfordshire 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023607) | 1,480 | 21.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [North Hertfordshire 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023608) | 1,607 | 19.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| [North Hertfordshire 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023609) | 1,669 | 32.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 85.6% |
| [North Hertfordshire 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023610) | 1,361 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.5% |

## Your MP

- [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hitchin): Alistair Strathern (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)

## Postcode districts covering Hitchin

[SG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4), [SG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5)

## Middle areas in Hitchin

[Hitchin Bearton](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/hitchin-bearton), [Hitchin Highbury](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/hitchin-highbury), [Hitchin Town & West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/hitchin-town-and-west), [Hitchin Walsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/hitchin-walsworth)

## Towns near Hitchin

[Letchworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/letchworth), [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage), [Stotfold](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stotfold), [Baldock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/baldock), [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton), [Biggleswade](https://openindex.co.uk/town/biggleswade)

## Hitchin in brief

Hitchin is a town in North Hertfordshire, East of England.
About 36,223 people lived in Hitchin in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £448,750 in 2025 across 576 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Hitchin was £448,750 in 2025.
Hitchin had 35,220 usual residents at the census.
About 94% of people in Hitchin live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hitchin, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63004031
- Constituency: [Hitchin †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hitchin)
- Council: [North Hertfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 8.37 km²
- People, mid-2024: 36,223*
- Neighbourhoods: 21
- Output areas: 114

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Letchworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/letchworth), [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage), [Stotfold](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stotfold), [Baldock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/baldock), [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton), [Biggleswade](https://openindex.co.uk/town/biggleswade)

## Latest updates for Hitchin

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004031

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/hitchin, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/hitchin#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/hitchin