Peggles Lane Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (SG5), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25202622.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £390,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Central Bedfordshire cost £355,263 in August 2026 (+0.1% on a year); private rents averaged £1,258 a month.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Central Bedfordshire costs £2,516 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 78% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Arlesey, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 250 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 52 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Larksfield And Arlesey Medical Practice, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 42 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £390,000 | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £184,375 | £53,750 | £315,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £248,000 | £248,000 | £248,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £248,495 | £246,995 | £249,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2021 | 4 SG5 4GF | Terraced | £390,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2019 | 2 SG5 4GF | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2015 | 4 SG5 4GF | Terraced | £315,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2015 | 5 SG5 4GF | Terraced | £53,750 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Mar 2014 | 4 SG5 4GF | Terraced | £248,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2013 | 2 SG5 4GF | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2009 | 2 SG5 4GF | Semi-detached | £246,995 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2009 | 4 SG5 4GF | Detached | £249,995 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Central Bedfordshire
A typical home in Central Bedfordshire cost £355,263 in August 2026, 0.1% more than a year before. That is 15% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £603,864 |
| Semi-detached | £376,156 |
| Terraced | £299,898 |
| Flat or maisonette | £173,335 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £299,948 |
Private renters in Central Bedfordshire paid £1,258 a month on average in September 2026, 4.4% more than a year before. That is 30% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £870 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,105 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,386 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,057 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (2); House, semi-detached (2); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 2008 (3); 2007-2011 (2); 2010 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Central Bedfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,516 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,677 | £1,957 | £2,237 | £2,516 | £3,075 | £3,634 | £4,194 | £5,032 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (29% of about 2,010 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)
- Land at former Pig Development Unit, Hitchin Road, Fairfield: up to 131 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Stotfold Social Club, 13-15 Arlesey Road, Stotfold, Hitchin,, permissioned (890 m (0.6 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG5 4GF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SG5 4ET | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 2 / 12 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Storm overflows
The storm overflow figures have not been loaded yet.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Historic landfill
The historic landfill sites have not been loaded yet.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 52 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG5 4ET | 100% | 78% | 78% | 0% |
| SG5 4GF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Arlesey 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Letchworth Garden City 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) | |
| Baldock 569,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Peggles Lane Stotfold | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Biggleswade | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 17.4 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Larksfield And Arlesey Medical Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stotfold Pharmacy | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | The Lister Hospital | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Police station | Letchworth Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Stotfold, Mulberry Close Stotfold Cashzone | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,220 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 5.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Green Lagoon | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Blue Lagoon | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Norton Common | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Wilbury Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Ramerick Bottom | Valley | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the street's 7 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 Central Bedfordshire: see them on the Central Bedfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roecroft Lower School | Primary | 5–9 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Pix Brook Academy | Middle deemed secondary | 9–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fairfield Park Lower School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Etonbury Academy | Middle deemed secondary | 9–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold Church of England | Primary | 5–9 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Stonehill School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Gothic Mede Academy | Primary | 3–9 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| The Grange Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Northfields Infants and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Peggles Lane (12); On or near Comfrey Road (12); On or near Hyde Avenue (7); On or near Hitchin Road (6); On or near Highbush Road (3).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a motorcyclist. 50% happened in the dark. Most were on roads with a 60 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2024 00:48 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 20 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 1 Feb 2022 13:40 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | A507, 60 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 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
Nearby streets
Comfrey Road · Hyde Avenue · Valerian Way · Hitchin Road · Howard Close · Highbush Road · Pix Road · Poppy Walk · Daisy Lane · Cornflower Crescent · Roe Close · Hollyhock Walk
All the streets in SG5 and across Central Bedfordshire.
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.