Flats/Maisonettes 2 sales on record

6 COPPER COURT

SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9ER

£226,500

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Springhall Road	0.0 miles
Shop	Thrive Barbers	0.2 miles
Hospital	Jacob's Neuro Centre	0.4 miles
Train station	Sawbridgeworth	0.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

54 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£226,500 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£4,194/m²

Local average

£217,550 (10 sales)

Street crime

59 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 27/04/2022

Expiry date: 26/04/2032

Current heating cost: £543/year

Potential heating cost: £226/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £2,000

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

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
High heat retention storage heaters (£800 - £1,200)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	09/04/2026	£226,500	Flat	+5.3%	£226,500 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	05/08/2022	£215,000	Flat	—	£212,425 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£226,500
listed	31/12/2025	£228,500
sold	01/01/2022	£215,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
7 COPPER COURT, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9ER	£192,000	21/11/2025	Flat
WILLOW COURT 1 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9FD	£245,000	14/11/2022	Flat
14 BELLS WALK, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9JG	£220,000	11/11/2022	Flat
WILLOW COURT 17 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9FD	£325,000	07/10/2022	Flat
WILLOW COURT 13 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9FD	£223,000	16/09/2022	Flat
5 COPPER COURT, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9ER	£236,000	17/05/2022	Flat
12 BELLS WALK, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9JG	£195,000	28/04/2022	Flat
WILLOW COURT 8 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9FD	£243,000	19/04/2022	Flat
SPRINGHALL COURT, 12 2 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9QP	£240,000	25/02/2022	Flat
WILLOW COURT 38 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9FD	£149,625	24/02/2022	Flat
14 COPPER COURT, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9ER	£220,000	10/12/2021	Flat
WILLOW COURT 3 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9FD	£229,000	19/11/2021	Flat

Area average: £226,469 (12 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 5.5%

10y growth 18.2%

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

1y (index) 1.5%

5y (index) 2.3%

10y (index) 12%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,355/mo

Realistic £1,505/mo

Optimistic £1,656/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → East Hertfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Cambridge: 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
1 Bed Flat, River Court, CM21	£1,100/mo	1	0.51 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, The Maltings, CM21	£850/mo	1	0.59 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £975/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.43%

Max investor price (0.8%) £121,875

Target investor price (1%) £97,500

Gross yield 5.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 19.4×

Monthly cashflow £-39/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -0.7%

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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	22
Anti-social behaviour	15
Vehicle crime	5
Other crime	4
Public order	4
Burglary	3
Shoplifting	2
Bicycle theft	1
Criminal damage and arson	1
Other theft	1
Theft from the person	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
Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 1 May 2024
Mandeville Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 27 Apr 2023
Reedings Junior School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 25 Jun 2014
Leventhorpe	Secondary	0.7 miles	Good — 13 May 2024
High Wych Church of England Primary School	Primary	1.1 miles	Good — 21 Oct 2013

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 6 COPPER COURT, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9ER

## Property details

- Slug: `468d4dc` (address key hash: `468d4dc4f20306fc49bd55a79ff1f8574cf58898`)
- Postcode: CM21 9ER
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 54 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £226,500 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £4,194/m²
- Local average: £217,550 (10 sales)
- Street crime: 59 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £226,500
- Date: 2026-04-09
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 26/04/2032
- **Current heating cost:** £543/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £2,000

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- L2 (£800 - £1,200)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/4232-9824-3100-0053-5226)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-09 | £226,500 | Flat | +5.3% | £226,500 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-0664-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2022-08-05 | £215,000 | Flat | — | £212,425 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/e7b085fc-38f1-7e31-e053-6c04a8c0e67f) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 6 COPPER COURT, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9ER | £226,500 | 09/04/2026 | Flat |
| 6 COPPER COURT, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9ER | £215,000 | 05/08/2022 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [170705102](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/321fd28)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £226,500 |
| listed | 2025-12-31 | £228,500 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £215,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 COPPER COURT, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9ER | £192,000 | 21/11/2025 | Flat |
| WILLOW COURT 1 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9FD | £245,000 | 14/11/2022 | Flat |
| 14 BELLS WALK, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9JG | £220,000 | 11/11/2022 | Flat |
| WILLOW COURT 17 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9FD | £325,000 | 07/10/2022 | Flat |
| WILLOW COURT 13 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9FD | £223,000 | 16/09/2022 | Flat |
| 5 COPPER COURT, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9ER | £236,000 | 17/05/2022 | Flat |
| 12 BELLS WALK, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9JG | £195,000 | 28/04/2022 | Flat |
| WILLOW COURT 8 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9FD | £243,000 | 19/04/2022 | Flat |
| SPRINGHALL COURT, 12 2 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9QP | £240,000 | 25/02/2022 | Flat |
| WILLOW COURT 38 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9FD | £149,625 | 24/02/2022 | Flat |
| 14 COPPER COURT, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9ER | £220,000 | 10/12/2021 | Flat |
| WILLOW COURT 3 LONDON ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9FD | £229,000 | 19/11/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £226,469 (12 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 5.5%
- **10y growth:** 18.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for East Hertfordshire; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 2.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 12%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,355/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,505/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,656/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Cambridge (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, River Court, CM21 | £1,100/mo | 1 | 0.51 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, The Maltings, CM21 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.59 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £975/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.43% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £121,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £97,500

*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 £975/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-39/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.7%

*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:** 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 | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 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.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 1 May 2024 |
| Mandeville Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 27 Apr 2023 |
| Reedings Junior School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 25 Jun 2014 |
| Leventhorpe | Secondary | 0.7 miles | Good — 13 May 2024 |
| High Wych Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles | Good — 21 Oct 2013 |