Terraced 2 sales on record

36 CROMWELL ROAD

WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7JZ

£500,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Winton Road	0.0 miles
Shop	Guideposts	0.2 miles
Train station	Ware	0.5 miles
Hospital	Jacob's Neuro Centre	6.7 miles
University	University of Hertfordshire	7.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Floor area

78 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1976-1982

Last sold

£500,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£6,410/m²

Local average

£475,423 (26 sales)

Street crime

113 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 01/09/2025

Expiry date: 31/08/2035

Current heating cost: £673/year

Potential heating cost: £619/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,500

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	26/01/2026	£500,000	Terraced	+68.1%	£501,901 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	19/03/2021	£297,500	Terraced	—	£339,266 to April 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
28 UPPER CLABDENS, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7HB	£450,000	25/09/2025	Terraced
20 UPPER CLABDENS, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7HB	£550,000	27/11/2023	Terraced
5 GARLAND ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BH	£433,000	12/10/2023	Terraced
34 GARLAND ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BH	£337,000	19/09/2023	Terraced
2 GARLAND ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BH	£515,000	22/12/2022	Terraced
2 GARLAND ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BH	£523,500	22/12/2022	Terraced
3 GARLAND ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BH	£440,000	18/10/2022	Terraced
20 LOWER CLABDENS, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7EU	£455,000	29/06/2022	Terraced
28 LOWER CLABDENS, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7EU	£425,000	07/06/2022	Terraced
25 UPPER CLABDENS, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7HB	£266,000	11/05/2022	Terraced
28 UPPER CLABDENS, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7HB	£405,000	25/02/2022	Terraced
6 GARLAND ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BH	£475,000	21/12/2021	Terraced
61 MUSLEY LANE, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7EP	£520,000	27/09/2021	Terraced
47 VICARAGE ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BE	£425,000	24/09/2021	Terraced

Area average: £444,250 (14 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 19.7%

10y growth 19.2%

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

1y (index) 5.4%

5y (index) 14.5%

10y (index) 28.6%

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 Peterborough: 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
Studio Flat, South Lodge, SG12	£825/mo	1	0.66 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £825/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.17%

Max investor price (0.8%) £103,125

Target investor price (1%) £82,500

Gross yield 2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 50.5×

Monthly cashflow £-1,252/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -10.4%

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	53
Anti-social behaviour	20
Criminal damage and arson	9
Other theft	7
Public order	6
Vehicle crime	6
Drugs	3
Other crime	3
Burglary	2
Shoplifting	2
Possession of weapons	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	113

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
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 5 Sep 2014
Larkspur Academy	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 16 Mar 2023
Priors Wood Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 10 May 2016
Hertford Regional College	Other	0.7 miles	— (No rating)
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
28/03/2021	26/02/2021	11	2

# 36 CROMWELL ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7JZ

## Property details

- Slug: `6e094ca` (address key hash: `6e094ca0ce84a2e512ec50cb1bac10273bd4e8f2`)
- Postcode: SG12 7JZ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Floor area: 78 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £500,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £6,410/m²
- Local average: £475,423 (26 sales)
- Street crime: 113 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £500,000
- Date: 2026-01-26
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 31/08/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £673/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0795-3054-9201-5095-1204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-26 | £500,000 | Terraced | +68.1% | £501,901 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c31-ecb5-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2021-03-19 | £297,500 | Terraced | — | £339,266 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c3c3f9b5-c363-362b-e053-6b04a8c03acc) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 36 CROMWELL ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7JZ | £500,000 | 26/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 36 CROMWELL ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7JZ | £297,500 | 19/03/2021 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 28 UPPER CLABDENS, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7HB | £450,000 | 25/09/2025 | Terraced |
| 20 UPPER CLABDENS, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7HB | £550,000 | 27/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 5 GARLAND ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BH | £433,000 | 12/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 34 GARLAND ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BH | £337,000 | 19/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 2 GARLAND ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BH | £515,000 | 22/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 2 GARLAND ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BH | £523,500 | 22/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 GARLAND ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BH | £440,000 | 18/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 20 LOWER CLABDENS, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7EU | £455,000 | 29/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 28 LOWER CLABDENS, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7EU | £425,000 | 07/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 25 UPPER CLABDENS, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7HB | £266,000 | 11/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 28 UPPER CLABDENS, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7HB | £405,000 | 25/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 GARLAND ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BH | £475,000 | 21/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 61 MUSLEY LANE, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7EP | £520,000 | 27/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 47 VICARAGE ROAD, WARE, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG12 7BE | £425,000 | 24/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £444,250 (14 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 19.7%
- **10y growth:** 19.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for East Hertfordshire; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 28.6%

## 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 Peterborough (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, South Lodge, SG12 | £825/mo | 1 | 0.66 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £825/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.17% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £103,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £82,500

*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 £825/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 50.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,252/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -10.4%

*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 | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **113** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 5 Sep 2014 |
| Larkspur Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 16 Mar 2023 |
| Priors Wood Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 10 May 2016 |
| Hertford Regional College | Other | 0.7 miles | — (No rating) |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #14514858
- **Address:** 36 Cromwell Road, Ware, SG12 7JZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 28/03/2021
- **Work Completed:** 26/02/2021
- **Items:** 11 window(s), 2 door(s)