# 1 FOUNTAIN ROW, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9NR

## Property details

- Slug: `6527591` (address key hash: `6527591566765054360e18a8785206e5cd734ff6`)
- Postcode: SG4 9NR
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Last sold: £525,000 Apr 2026
- Local average: £626,500 (46 sales)
- Street crime: 172 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £525,000
- Date: 2026-04-30
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-30 | £525,000 | Semi-detached | — | £526,952 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-6832-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 FOUNTAIN ROW, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9NR | £525,000 | 30/04/2026 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 114 NINESPRINGS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9NX | £512,500 | 10/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 4 FOUNTAIN ROW, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9NR | £488,000 | 05/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 19 BROADMEAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9LU | £490,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 14 UPLANDS AVENUE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9NH | £590,000 | 23/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 34 OAKFIELD AVENUE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9JB | £420,000 | 25/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 3 LINTEN CLOSE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9PA | £550,000 | 19/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 9 NINESPRINGS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9NQ | £750,000 | 14/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 37 MANOR CRESCENT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9NA | £465,000 | 27/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 48 OAKFIELD AVENUE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9JD | £708,000 | 24/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 6 MANOR CRESCENT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9LY | £425,000 | 21/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 MANOR CRESCENT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9LY | £475,000 | 15/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 MANOR CRESCENT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9LY | £400,000 | 02/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 93 WESTWOOD AVENUE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9LL | £676,250 | 25/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 UPLANDS AVENUE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9NH | £484,500 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 UPLANDS AVENUE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9NH | £537,072 | 22/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 91 NINESPRINGS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9NU | £580,000 | 19/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 96 NINESPRINGS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9NU | £607,000 | 15/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 82 NINESPRINGS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9NU | £575,000 | 30/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 35 BROADMEAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9LX | £593,000 | 20/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 LINDSAY AVENUE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9JA | £490,000 | 16/06/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £540,816 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 16.1%
- **10y growth:** 43.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North Hertfordshire; Semi-detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 6.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 29%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,301/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,445/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,590/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Stevenage & North Herts (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, Hitchin, SG4 | £1,200/mo | 2 | 0.46 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Bungalow, Hillcrest House, SG4 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.58 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,025/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.2% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £128,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £102,500

*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 £1,025/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 42.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,170/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -9.2%

*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 | 53 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **172** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Kingshott School | Other | 0.3 miles | — (No rating) |
| Whitehill Junior School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 7 Jul 2017 |
| William Ransom Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 9 Jan 2015 |
| Mary Exton Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 15 Nov 2022 |
| Hitchin Girls' School | Secondary | 0.6 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |