Back Lane is in Preston, Hitchin and in North Hertfordshire district. SG4 7UJ is located in the Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Back Lane, Preston, Hitchin, SG4 7UJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: SG4 7UB, SG4 7TP, SG4 7UD, SG4 7UE, SG4 7UQ, SG4 7UF.

Back Lane Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Back Lane are based on 17 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for North Hertfordshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for SG4 7UJ

Average Price
£1,067,381
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£1,090,616
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£695,617

Estimated Average Property Prices for Back Lane

Average Price
£1,067,381
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Back LaneStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Braemar Back Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Detached, an established residential building
£945,0002022-03-31 £932,676
Dungarvan Back Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Other, an established residential building
£710,0002021-06-28 £695,617
Rose Bank Back Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Detached, an established residential building
£1,350,0002020-12-17 £1,445,331
Windrush Back Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Detached, an established residential building
£965,0002020-11-13 £1,031,898
Red Roofs Back Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Detached, an established residential building
£825,0002016-12-16 £967,935

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston Primary School
Back Lane , Preston SG4 7UJ
3out of 4 132 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School
Ashbrook Lane , SG4 7PB
3out of 4 3,570 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Walden Primary School
Bendish Lane , Whitwell SG4 8HX
3out of 4 3,745 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School
Oxford Road , Breachwood Green SG4 8NP
2out of 4 3,955 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Whitehill Junior School
Whitehill Road , SG4 9HT
3out of 4 4,451 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hitchin Girls' School
Highbury Road , SG4 9RS
4out of 4 5,125 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk , SG5 1JB
4out of 4 5,354 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Princess Helena College
School Lane , Preston SG4 7RT
- not rated 551 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Kingshott School
Stevenage Road , St Ippolyts SG4 7JX
- not rated 4,406 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Red LionRed Lion The Green213 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Princess Helena College
grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool471 yd
Preston Cricket Club
HARTINGS HARTINGS HITCHIN ROAD
grass pitches516 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 52.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 52.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 52.4%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed52.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed55.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed160 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed160 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed10.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed30 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Back Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 8 crimes were reported near Back Lane . 83% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of SG4 7UJ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Back Lane, Preston, Hitchin, SG4 7UJ

Employment

SG4 7UJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee106
Retired103
Self-Employed50
Student (economically inactive)25
Part-Time Employee20
Looking after home or family18
Other7
Unemployed7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Long-Term Sick or disabled5

Employment Industry

Education38
Professional, scientific and technical activities37
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Construction18
Human health and social work activities18
Manufacturing16
Information and communication16
Administrative and support service activities12
Financial and insurance activities10
Accommodation and food service activities7
Other5
Transport and storage4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing3
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female234
Male191

Partnership Status

Single84
Married: Opposite sex209
Married: Same sex2
Separated2
Divorced26
Widowed19

Health

Very good health240
Good health145
Fair health26
Bad health10
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications37
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 15
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 45
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 52
Degree or Similar 179
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese3
Indian4
Other Asian3
Black African11
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other2
White396

Country of Birth

United Kingdom387
European Union10
Rest of Europe5
Africa4
Middle East and Asia10
The Americas and the Caribbean3
Oceania5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK387
10+ Years17
5-10 Years1
2-5 Years10
Less than 2 years9

Passport Held

United Kingdom374
Ireland5
Italy1
Spain3
Poland1
Other EU countries1
Other Europe2
Central and Western Africa4
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia1
Central and South America1
Oceania2
No passport held25

Religion

No religion167
Christian207
Buddhist4
Sikh4
Other religion8
Not answered35