# 8 PORTOBELLO CLOSE, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PL

## Property details

- Slug: `686c581` (address key hash: `686c58142004124fc6d687ea419f265768b3cc60`)
- Postcode: HP5 2PL
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 143 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £575,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,021/m²
- Local average: £529,050 (20 sales)
- Street crime: 130 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £575,000
- Date: 2026-02-25
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 15/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,016/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0370-2096-7530-2795-4201)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-25 | £575,000 | Semi-detached | — | £577,235 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-e048-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 PORTOBELLO CLOSE, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PL | £575,000 | 25/02/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [164672393](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/12b82e2)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £575,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-18 | £585,000 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £124,950 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 103 HIVINGS HILL, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PJ | £795,000 | 20/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 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 |
| 44 CHAPMANS CRESCENT, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2QT | £510,000 | 21/10/2022 | 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 |
| 99 HIVINGS HILL, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2PJ | £672,500 | 13/12/2021 | 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 |
| 38 CHAPMANS CRESCENT, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2QT | £543,000 | 09/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 60 DARVELL DRIVE, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 2QN | £455,000 | 19/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £546,179 (14 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 2.6%
- **10y growth:** 19.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 28.6%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,329/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,477/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,625/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Maisonette, Berkhampstead Road, HP5 | £950/mo | 1 | 0.52 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £950/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.17% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £118,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £95,000

*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 £950/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 50.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,434/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -10.3%

*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 | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **130** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Elmtree Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 6 Dec 2017 |
| Ivingswood Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Inadequate — 29 Oct 2018 |
| Chiltern Hills Academy | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 22 Mar 2017 |
| Newtown School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 7 Nov 2014 |
| Heritage House School | Other | 0.9 miles | Good — 16 Jun 2019 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #11068537
- **Address:** 8 Portobello Close, CHESHAM, HP5 2PL
- **Certificate Issued:** 13/07/2015
- **Work Completed:** 18/06/2015
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #7558759
- **Address:** 8 Portobello Close, CHESHAM, HP5 2PL
- **Certificate Issued:** 23/08/2010
- **Work Completed:** 23/07/2010
- **Items:** 3 window(s), 1 door(s)