Lower Road is in Breachwood Green, Hitchin and in North Hertfordshire district.
SG4 8NS 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 Lower Road, Breachwood Green, Hitchin, SG4 8NS and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
| Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Lower Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £480,000 | 2022-09-12 | £464,475 |
| 30 Lower Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £395,000 | 2021-06-25 | £420,928 |
| 34 Lower Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building | £535,000 | 2021-01-08 | £575,887 |
| 22 Lower Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £285,000 | 2020-08-28 | £317,893 |
| 39 Lower Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building | £645,000 | 2017-08-31 | £751,532 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School Oxford Road , Breachwood Green SG4 8NP | 2out of 4 | 167 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| St Paul's Walden Primary School Bendish Lane , Whitwell SG4 8HX | 3out of 4 | 3,134 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School Cockernhoe Green , LU2 8PY | 3out of 4 | 3,396 yd | Voluntary aided school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Wigmore Primary Twyford Drive , LU2 9TB | 3out of 4 | 3,659 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Preston Primary School Back Lane , Preston SG4 7UJ | 3out of 4 | 3,843 yd | Voluntary controlled school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth School Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG | 3out of 4 | 4,312 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Putteridge High School Putteridge Road , LU2 8HJ | 3out of 4 | 4,837 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Helena College School Lane , Preston SG4 7RT | - not rated | 4,310 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Lady Zia Wernher School Ashcroft Road , Stopsley LU2 9AY | 4out of 4 | 5,303 yd | Community special school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lion | Red Lion, 16 Chapel Road | 412 yd |
| Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Breachwood Green Recreation Ground Chapel Road | grass pitches, tennis courts | 410 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
| 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 | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 0.0% |
| Median download speed | 79.7 Mbit/s |
| Average download speed | 70.5 Mbit/s |
| Minimum download speed | 80 Mbit/s |
| Maximum download speed | 80 Mbit/s |
| Median upload speed | 20 Mbit/s |
| Average upload speed | 17.6 Mbit/s |
| Maximum upload speed | 20 Mbit/s |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 18 crimes were reported
near Lower Road .
79% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
This street can be considered very safe.
The most common type of crime was
anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of SG4 8NS.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
SG4 8NS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.
| Full-Time Employee | 84 |
| Retired | 60 |
| Self-Employed | 40 |
| Part-Time Employee | 32 |
| Looking after home or family | 13 |
| Student (economically inactive) | 8 |
| Long-Term Sick or disabled | 8 |
| Other | 5 |
| Unemployed | 2 |
| Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 26 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 24 |
| Construction | 18 |
| Manufacturing | 17 |
| Education | 17 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 15 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 11 |
| Human health and social work activities | 10 |
| Other | 10 |
| Information and communication | 10 |
| Real estate activities | 7 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 7 |
| Transport and storage | 6 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 4 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 2 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 1 |
| Female | 152 |
| Male | 139 |
| Single | 64 |
| Married: Opposite sex | 136 |
| Married: Same sex | 2 |
| Separated | 6 |
| Divorced | 31 |
| Widowed | 13 |
| Very good health | 153 |
| Good health | 99 |
| Fair health | 32 |
| Bad health | 5 |
| Very bad health | 2 |
| No qualifications | 34 |
| 1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 25 |
| 5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 37 |
| Apprenticeship | 20 |
| HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 35 |
| Degree or Similar | 92 |
| Other | 9 |
| Black African | 1 |
| Black Caribbean | 1 |
| Mixed White and Asian | 2 |
| Mixed Other | 3 |
| White | 283 |
| Other | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 267 |
| European Union | 17 |
| Rest of Europe | 3 |
| Africa | 3 |
| Oceania | 1 |
| Born in the UK | 267 |
| 10+ Years | 19 |
| 5-10 Years | 4 |
| Less than 2 years | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 258 |
| Ireland | 3 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Poland | 4 |
| Romania | 2 |
| Other EU countries | 2 |
| South and Eastern Africa | 1 |
| No passport held | 19 |
| No religion | 117 |
| Christian | 158 |
| Buddhist | 1 |
| Sikh | 1 |
| Other religion | 1 |
| Not answered | 13 |