Terraced

18 BRONTE AVENUE

FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4FB

£420,000

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop Garden House Hospice Care 0.1 miles
Bus stop Dickens Boulevard 0.2 miles
Train station Letchworth Garden City 1.4 miles
University University of Bedfordshire 6.9 miles
Hospital Unknown 7.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Floor area

96 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 2007-2011

Last sold

£420,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£4,375/m²

Local average

£376,663 (22 sales)

Street crime

59 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 06/06/2025

Expiry date: 05/06/2035

Current heating cost: £618/year

Potential heating cost: £565/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,975

Recommendations

  • Party wall insulation (£300 - £600)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£25)
  • 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 17/02/2026 £420,000 Terraced £419,192 to April 2026 View transaction

Sold comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
10 NIGHTINGALE WAY, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4FN £485,000 02/03/2026 Terraced
23 CHARLOTTE AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4GQ £400,000 08/08/2023 Terraced
67 DICKENS BOULEVARD, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4FD £365,000 26/05/2023 Terraced
BEETON COURT 19 DICKENS BOULEVARD, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4GW £115,000 28/04/2023 Terraced
15 PALMERSTON WAY, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4FP £580,000 27/01/2023 Terraced
87 CHARLOTTE AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4GQ £340,000 16/12/2022 Terraced
44 CHARLOTTE AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4HF £425,000 08/12/2022 Terraced
21 BRONTE AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4FB £480,000 28/11/2022 Terraced
87 CHARLOTTE AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4GQ £350,000 11/11/2022 Terraced
27 NICKLEBY WAY, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4FJ £421,500 02/09/2022 Terraced
27 CHARLOTTE AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4GQ £387,000 28/07/2022 Terraced
66 DICKENS BOULEVARD, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4FD £370,000 07/04/2022 Terraced
62 DICKENS BOULEVARD, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4FD £335,000 11/03/2022 Terraced
20 CHARLOTTE AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4HF £400,000 19/01/2022 Terraced
33 CHARLOTTE AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4GQ £525,000 10/01/2022 Terraced
41 CHARLOTTE AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4GQ £380,000 17/12/2021 Terraced
53 CHARLOTTE AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4GQ £380,000 15/12/2021 Terraced
23 PALMERSTON WAY, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4FP £395,000 15/12/2021 Terraced
37 CHARLOTTE AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4GQ £380,000 08/10/2021 Terraced
89 CHARLOTTE AVENUE, FAIRFIELD, HITCHIN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG5 4GQ £325,000 04/10/2021 Terraced

Area average: £391,925 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -9.8%
10y growth 16.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Central Bedfordshire. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 4.4%
5y (index) 19.1%
10y (index) 37.2%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,122/mo
Realistic £1,247/mo
Optimistic £1,372/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Central Bedfordshire.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Sanderling Close, SG6 £1,400/mo 2 0.7 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,400/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.33%
Max investor price (0.8%) £175,000
Target investor price (1%) £140,000
Gross yield 4%
Cost-to-rent ratio 25×
Monthly cashflow £-419/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -4.1%
  • 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)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 23
Anti-social behaviour 14
Criminal damage and arson 7
Other theft 5
Vehicle crime 5
Public order 3
Other crime 1
Possession of weapons 1
Total incidents 59

Within 1 mile during May 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
Fairfield Park Lower School Primary 0.1 miles Good — 13 Oct 2024
Stonehill School Primary 0.6 miles Good — 16 Mar 2018
Northfields Infants and Nursery School Primary 1.0 miles Requires improvement — 23 Jun 2024
The Grange Academy Primary 1.0 miles Good — 2 Mar 2022
Wilbury Junior School Primary 1.1 miles Good — 8 Sep 2024

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.