Gosmore Gate Gosmore, North Hertfordshire
9 addresses across 1 postcode (SG4), about 100 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 27925507.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £1,200,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (B: 8).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in North Hertfordshire costs £2,449 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hitchin, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Village Green, is about 460 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 81 to 84 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 61% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £1,200,000 | £1,200,000 | £1,200,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £1,430,188 | £1,300,000 | £1,560,375 |
| 2021 | 1 | £297,000 | £297,000 | £297,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £310,500 | £298,500 | £322,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 2024 | 2 SG4 9FP | Semi-detached | £1,200,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2022 | 1 SG4 9FP | Detached | £1,560,375 | New build. |
| 31 May 2022 | 8 SG4 9FP | Detached | £1,300,000 | New build. |
| 19 Apr 2021 | 2 SG4 9FP | Semi-detached | £297,000 | New build. |
| 22 Oct 2020 | 3 SG4 9FP | Detached | £298,500 | New build. |
| 22 Jul 2020 | 7 SG4 9FP | Detached | £322,500 | New build. |
| 20 Jul 2020 | 6 SG4 9FP | Other | £360,000 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Dec 2018 | 2 SG4 9FP | Detached | £2,648,650 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 201 m². Most common: House, detached (6); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2020 (7); 2018 (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in North Hertfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,449 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,632 | £1,904 | £2,176 | £2,449 | £2,993 | £3,537 | £4,081 | £4,897 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band G (31% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Paul Bromfield Aquatics, Maydencroft Lane, Gosmore: up to 10 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 81 m and 84 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG4 9FP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hitchin 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Stevenage 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Letchworth Garden City 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Priory Way Hitchin | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stevenage | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Lairaige Multi storey Car Park GeniePoint | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 9.3 km (5.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hertfordshire Special Allocation Scheme | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bucklersbury (Dental Surgery) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | The Lister Hospital | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Hitchin Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Village Green 8,040 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,940 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,910 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Maydencroft Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m (0.3 miles) west. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Maydencroft Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Avenue Farm House | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Barn at Maydencroft Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Temple Dinsley | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Blundell's Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Charlton Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Thistley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| The Willows | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Tatmore Hills | Hills | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Langley Valley | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Hertfordshire: see them on the North Hertfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Highbury Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hitchin Girls' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| William Ransom Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Hitchin Boys' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Exceptional; Leadership and governance: Exceptional; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Samuel Lucas Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sloe Hill Residential Home SG4 7NN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 7 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (hertfordshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SG4 9FP: 9 addresses of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Newlands Lane · Hitchin Road · Newlands Close West · Millfield Lane · Brick Kiln Lane · Ransom Close · Gosmore Ley Close · Newlands Close East · Priory Way · New England Close · Mill Lane · Mill Lane
All the streets in SG4 and across North Hertfordshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.