Housing in SG4 9SU
What the homes in SG4 9SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hitchin Bearton
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,306 (2024)
SG4 9SUHitchin
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.2%). Flats make up 60.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
40.2% of households in the SG4 9SU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 15.6% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented41.3%20.5%
- Social rented17%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.8%). 18.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North Hertfordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Hertfordshire (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SG4 9SU (Hitchin Bearton) (about 2,306 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.