Semi-Detached

103 HIVINGS HILL

CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PJ

£795,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Costsaver off-licence	0.3 miles
Bus stop	Berkeley Stores	0.4 miles
Train station	Chesham	0.9 miles
University	National Film and Television School	7.7 miles
Hospital	The Paddocks Hospital	9.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

141 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£795,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£5,638/m²

Local average

£528,553 (19 sales)

Street crime

99 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 16/05/2025

Expiry date: 15/05/2035

Current heating cost: £1,437/year

Potential heating cost: £1,073/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £19,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	20/01/2026	£795,000	Semi-detached	—	£794,231 to March 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
5 MASEFIELD CLOSE, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2DJ	£445,000	27/03/2025	Semi-detached
11A HIVINGS HILL, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PG	£725,000	16/12/2022	Semi-detached
11B HIVINGS HILL, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PG	£725,000	15/12/2022	Semi-detached
25 MILTON ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2ET	£380,000	28/11/2022	Semi-detached
17 MILTON ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2ET	£385,000	01/11/2022	Semi-detached
9 FARRIERS WAY, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2FY	£420,000	08/07/2022	Semi-detached
42 RIDGEWAY ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2EN	£540,000	17/06/2022	Semi-detached
61A RIDGEWAY ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2EN	£626,000	14/06/2022	Semi-detached
32 UPPER BELMONT ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2DE	£445,000	18/01/2022	Semi-detached
99 HIVINGS HILL, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PJ	£672,500	13/12/2021	Semi-detached
42 UPPER BELMONT ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2DE	£425,000	28/09/2021	Semi-detached
9 GRAYS WALK, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2EQ	£490,000	24/09/2021	Semi-detached
1 MASEFIELD CLOSE, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2DJ	£355,000	20/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £510,269 (13 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 19.8%

10y growth 25.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Buckinghamshire. Series: Semi-detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -0.4%

5y (index) 16.2%

10y (index) 29.4%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,326/mo

Realistic £1,473/mo

Optimistic £1,620/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Buckinghamshire.

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

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.19%

Max investor price (0.8%) £184,125

Target investor price (1%) £147,300

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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	36
Anti-social behaviour	20
Other theft	11
Drugs	8
Public order	7
Shoplifting	5
Vehicle crime	4
Burglary	3
Criminal damage and arson	3
Other crime	2
Total incidents	99

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
Ivingswood Academy	Primary	0.3 miles	Inadequate — 29 Oct 2018
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 6 Dec 2017
Newtown School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 7 Nov 2014
Chiltern Hills Academy	Secondary	0.6 miles	Good — 22 Mar 2017
Heritage House School	Other	0.8 miles	Good — 16 Jun 2019

FENSA

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# 103 HIVINGS HILL, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PJ

## Property details

- Slug: `171ec70` (address key hash: `171ec70fe60cc2914c351a74d149d494b20b0dba`)
- Postcode: HP5 2PJ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 141 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £795,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £5,638/m²
- Local average: £528,553 (19 sales)
- Street crime: 99 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £795,000
- Date: 2026-01-20
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 15/05/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,437/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £19,500

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0390-2846-6550-2495-6085)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-20 | £795,000 | Semi-detached | — | £794,231 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c31-9803-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 103 HIVINGS HILL, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PJ | £795,000 | 20/01/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 MASEFIELD CLOSE, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2DJ | £445,000 | 27/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 11A HIVINGS HILL, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PG | £725,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11B HIVINGS HILL, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PG | £725,000 | 15/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 MILTON ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2ET | £380,000 | 28/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 MILTON ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2ET | £385,000 | 01/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 FARRIERS WAY, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2FY | £420,000 | 08/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 42 RIDGEWAY ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2EN | £540,000 | 17/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 61A RIDGEWAY ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2EN | £626,000 | 14/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 UPPER BELMONT ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2DE | £445,000 | 18/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 99 HIVINGS HILL, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PJ | £672,500 | 13/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 42 UPPER BELMONT ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2DE | £425,000 | 28/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 9 GRAYS WALK, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2EQ | £490,000 | 24/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 1 MASEFIELD CLOSE, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2DJ | £355,000 | 20/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £510,269 (13 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 19.8%
- **10y growth:** 25.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Buckinghamshire; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 29.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,326/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,473/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,620/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.19% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £184,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £147,300

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 36 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **99** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Ivingswood Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | Inadequate — 29 Oct 2018 |
| Elmtree Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 6 Dec 2017 |
| Newtown School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 7 Nov 2014 |
| Chiltern Hills Academy | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 22 Mar 2017 |
| Heritage House School | Other | 0.8 miles | Good — 16 Jun 2019 |