Flats/Maisonettes 2 sales on record

WHITINGS COURT 9 PAYNES PARK

HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EJ

£180,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Hooray & Co Kids Shop	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Grammar School Way	0.1 miles
Train station	Hitchin	0.8 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire : Putteridge Bury Campus	4.8 miles
Hospital	Widecombe Nursing Home	6.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Last sold

£180,000 Apr 2026

Local average

£266,620 (33 sales)

Street crime

200 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	29/04/2026	£180,000	Flat	+3.4%	£180,532 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	22/06/2020	£174,000	Flat	—	£190,465 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
POPPY HOUSE 8 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EZ	£285,000	06/01/2026	Flat
2 APARTMENT 3 BUCKLERSBURY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1BB	£327,500	19/12/2025	Flat
WHITINGS COURT 11 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EJ	£187,500	04/12/2025	Flat
WHITINGS COURT 40 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EJ	£145,000	07/11/2025	Flat
137 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AU	£402,000	30/06/2025	Flat
54 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR	£305,000	29/04/2025	Flat
67 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR	£430,000	06/11/2024	Flat
22 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR	£265,000	16/02/2024	Flat
60 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR	£215,000	15/12/2023	Flat
7 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR	£380,000	30/11/2023	Flat
57 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR	£300,000	27/10/2023	Flat
47 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR	£330,000	23/10/2023	Flat
16 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR	£275,000	13/10/2023	Flat
86 FLAT 2 TILEHOUSE STREET, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 2DU	£370,000	09/08/2023	Flat
68 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR	£435,000	14/07/2023	Flat
83A TILEHOUSE STREET, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 2DY	£506,250	01/06/2023	Flat
REAR OF 2 APARTMENT 2 BUCKLERSBURY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1BB	£335,000	23/12/2022	Flat
WHITINGS COURT 20 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EJ	£290,000	09/12/2022	Flat
32 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR	£290,000	09/12/2022	Flat
CHANCERY PLACE, 1 7 OLD PARK ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 2ED	£195,000	02/12/2022	Flat

Area average: £313,413 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -2.9%

10y growth -13.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North Hertfordshire. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 6%

5y (index) 4.1%

10y (index) 10.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for North Hertfordshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,286/mo

Realistic £1,429/mo

Optimistic £1,572/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → North Hertfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Peterborough: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Tilehouse Street, SG5	£1,400/mo	2	0.1 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Brand Street, SG5	£1,600/mo	2	0.11 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Old Park Road, SG5	£1,050/mo	1	0.21 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Hermitage Road, SG5	£700/mo	1	0.21 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Queen St, SG4	£1,375/mo	2	0.25 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Maisonette, Old Park Road, SG5	£1,100/mo	2	0.25 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Garrison Court, SG4	£1,450/mo	2	0.27 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Garrison Court, SG4	£1,300/mo	2	0.3 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Peppermint Road, SG5	£1,300/mo	2	0.34 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Ickleford Road, SG5	£1,475/mo	2	0.48 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Ickleford Road, SG5	£1,500/mo	2	0.49 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Ickleford Road, SG5	£1,600/mo	2	0.49 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Woolgrove Road, SG4	£2,200/mo	3	1.07 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,388/mo (13 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.78%

Max investor price (0.8%) £175,000

Target investor price (1%) £140,000

Gross yield 9.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 10.7×

Monthly cashflow £526/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 12.1%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE registered land data is not available for this location yet.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	58
Anti-social behaviour	56
Shoplifting	20
Public order	15
Other theft	14
Drugs	10
Vehicle crime	8
Burglary	6
Criminal damage and arson	3
Theft from the person	3
Bicycle theft	2
Possession of weapons	2
Robbery	2
Other crime	1
Total incidents	200

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Hitchin Boys' School	Secondary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 29 Feb 2016
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 20 Nov 2023
Highbury Infant School and Nursery	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 11 Jul 2013
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 6 Feb 2019
Hitchin Girls' School	Secondary	0.5 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# WHITINGS COURT 9 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EJ

## Property details

- Slug: `5e965a5` (address key hash: `5e965a53e2ffff2af5a92cb18a2644f0cb600054`)
- Postcode: SG5 1EJ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Last sold: £180,000 Apr 2026
- Local average: £266,620 (33 sales)
- Street crime: 200 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £180,000
- Date: 2026-04-29
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-29 | £180,000 | Flat | +3.4% | £180,532 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-6817-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |
| Sold | 2020-06-22 | £174,000 | Flat | — | £190,465 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ac07bbd0-18e1-0445-e053-6c04a8c01e31) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| WHITINGS COURT 9 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EJ | £180,000 | 29/04/2026 | Flat |
| WHITINGS COURT 9 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EJ | £174,000 | 22/06/2020 | Flat |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| POPPY HOUSE 8 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EZ | £285,000 | 06/01/2026 | Flat |
| 2 APARTMENT 3 BUCKLERSBURY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1BB | £327,500 | 19/12/2025 | Flat |
| WHITINGS COURT 11 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EJ | £187,500 | 04/12/2025 | Flat |
| WHITINGS COURT 40 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EJ | £145,000 | 07/11/2025 | Flat |
| 137 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AU | £402,000 | 30/06/2025 | Flat |
| 54 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR | £305,000 | 29/04/2025 | Flat |
| 67 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR | £430,000 | 06/11/2024 | Flat |
| 22 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR | £265,000 | 16/02/2024 | Flat |
| 60 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR | £215,000 | 15/12/2023 | Flat |
| 7 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR | £380,000 | 30/11/2023 | Flat |
| 57 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR | £300,000 | 27/10/2023 | Flat |
| 47 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR | £330,000 | 23/10/2023 | Flat |
| 16 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR | £275,000 | 13/10/2023 | Flat |
| 86 FLAT 2 TILEHOUSE STREET, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 2DU | £370,000 | 09/08/2023 | Flat |
| 68 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR | £435,000 | 14/07/2023 | Flat |
| 83A TILEHOUSE STREET, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 2DY | £506,250 | 01/06/2023 | Flat |
| REAR OF 2 APARTMENT 2 BUCKLERSBURY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1BB | £335,000 | 23/12/2022 | Flat |
| WHITINGS COURT 20 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EJ | £290,000 | 09/12/2022 | Flat |
| 32 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AR | £290,000 | 09/12/2022 | Flat |
| CHANCERY PLACE, 1 7 OLD PARK ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 2ED | £195,000 | 02/12/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £313,413 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -2.9%
- **10y growth:** -13.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North Hertfordshire; Flats and maisonettes series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 6%
- **5y growth (index):** 4.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 10.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (North Hertfordshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,286/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,429/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,572/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Peterborough (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Tilehouse Street, SG5 | £1,400/mo | 2 | 0.1 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Brand Street, SG5 | £1,600/mo | 2 | 0.11 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Old Park Road, SG5 | £1,050/mo | 1 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Hermitage Road, SG5 | £700/mo | 1 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Queen St, SG4 | £1,375/mo | 2 | 0.25 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Old Park Road, SG5 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 0.25 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Garrison Court, SG4 | £1,450/mo | 2 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Garrison Court, SG4 | £1,300/mo | 2 | 0.3 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Peppermint Road, SG5 | £1,300/mo | 2 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Ickleford Road, SG5 | £1,475/mo | 2 | 0.48 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Ickleford Road, SG5 | £1,500/mo | 2 | 0.49 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Ickleford Road, SG5 | £1,600/mo | 2 | 0.49 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Woolgrove Road, SG4 | £2,200/mo | 3 | 1.07 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,388/mo (13 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.78% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £175,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £140,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,400/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 9.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 10.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £526/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 12.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 58 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 56 |
| Shoplifting | 20 |
| Public order | 15 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **200** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Hitchin Boys' School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 29 Feb 2016 |
| Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 20 Nov 2023 |
| Highbury Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 11 Jul 2013 |
| Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 6 Feb 2019 |
| Hitchin Girls' School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |