Flats/Maisonettes

SHARPS COURT FLAT 81 COOKS WAY

HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG

£184,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Finch & Garter	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Hitchin Station	0.1 miles
Train station	Hitchin	0.2 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire : Putteridge Bury Campus	5.7 miles
Hospital	Widecombe Nursing Home	7.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Last sold

£184,000 Mar 2026

Local average

£220,425 (18 sales)

Street crime

204 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/03/2026	£184,000	Flat	—	£188,064 to June 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	£184,000
listed	05/09/2025	£190,000
sold	01/01/2008	£168,995

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Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
LYON COURT 13 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9SX	£305,000	11/12/2025	Flat
SHARPS COURT FLAT 45 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£220,000	05/12/2025	Flat
JOHNSON PLACE, 65 48 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9FJ	£260,000	20/12/2023	Flat
ORCHARD COURT 12 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EX	£285,000	08/12/2023	Flat
LYON COURT 25 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9SX	£350,000	17/11/2023	Flat
19 BURNS CLOSE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0RB	£214,000	10/11/2023	Flat
WILLIAM MOSS BUILDINGS, 57 9 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1RQ	£280,000	20/10/2023	Flat
SHARPS COURT FLAT 23 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£233,000	08/09/2023	Flat
SHARPS COURT FLAT 57 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£78,000	22/08/2023	Flat
SHARPS COURT FLAT 30 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£234,000	10/05/2023	Flat
ORCHARD COURT 11 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EX	£212,500	09/05/2023	Flat
22 ST MICHAELS MOUNT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0DH	£129,000	22/12/2022	Flat
SHARPS COURT FLAT 94 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£200,000	21/12/2022	Flat
BYTHAM BANK UPPER FLAT 1 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9UJ	£250,000	16/12/2022	Flat
SHARPS COURT FLAT 14 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£185,000	21/10/2022	Flat
THE FOUNDRY 9 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW	£285,000	30/09/2022	Flat
THE FOUNDRY 4 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW	£246,000	09/09/2022	Flat
THE FOUNDRY 8 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW	£217,500	30/08/2022	Flat
SHARPS COURT FLAT 92 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£190,000	08/07/2022	Flat
23 ST MICHAELS MOUNT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0DH	£125,000	10/06/2022	Flat

Area average: £224,950 (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 11.1%

10y growth -3.9%

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

1y (index) 6%

5y (index) 4.1%

10y (index) 10.9%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,286/mo

Realistic £1,429/mo

Optimistic £1,572/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → North Hertfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Stevenage & North Herts: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.78%

Max investor price (0.8%) £178,625

Target investor price (1%) £142,900

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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Building plot (shared): ~472 m² (0.12 acres) (area is for the building, not the flat)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	62
Anti-social behaviour	59
Shoplifting	18
Public order	15
Other theft	13
Vehicle crime	12
Drugs	9
Burglary	5
Criminal damage and arson	3
Possession of weapons	2
Robbery	2
Theft from the person	2
Bicycle theft	1
Other crime	1
Total incidents	204

Within 1 mile during Jul 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
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 11 Nov 2018
Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 8 Jun 2011
Hitchin Girls' School	Secondary	0.6 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
William Ransom Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Outstanding — 9 Jan 2015
York Road Nursery School	Nursery	0.6 miles	Outstanding — 6 Dec 2013

FENSA

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# SHARPS COURT FLAT 81 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG

## Property details

- Slug: `803c8f0` (address key hash: `803c8f0dd18b883db39c6bbd1ea2f18ed939ec9a`)
- Postcode: SG4 0JG
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Last sold: £184,000 Mar 2026
- Local average: £220,425 (18 sales)
- Street crime: 204 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £184,000
- Date: 2026-03-27
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-27 | £184,000 | Flat | — | £188,064 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-05da-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| SHARPS COURT FLAT 81 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £184,000 | 27/03/2026 | Flat |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [166660448](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/beab3e0)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £184,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-05 | £190,000 |
| sold | 2008-01-01 | £168,995 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| LYON COURT 13 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9SX | £305,000 | 11/12/2025 | Flat |
| SHARPS COURT FLAT 45 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £220,000 | 05/12/2025 | Flat |
| JOHNSON PLACE, 65 48 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9FJ | £260,000 | 20/12/2023 | Flat |
| ORCHARD COURT 12 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EX | £285,000 | 08/12/2023 | Flat |
| LYON COURT 25 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9SX | £350,000 | 17/11/2023 | Flat |
| 19 BURNS CLOSE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0RB | £214,000 | 10/11/2023 | Flat |
| WILLIAM MOSS BUILDINGS, 57 9 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1RQ | £280,000 | 20/10/2023 | Flat |
| SHARPS COURT FLAT 23 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £233,000 | 08/09/2023 | Flat |
| SHARPS COURT FLAT 57 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £78,000 | 22/08/2023 | Flat |
| SHARPS COURT FLAT 30 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £234,000 | 10/05/2023 | Flat |
| ORCHARD COURT 11 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EX | £212,500 | 09/05/2023 | Flat |
| 22 ST MICHAELS MOUNT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0DH | £129,000 | 22/12/2022 | Flat |
| SHARPS COURT FLAT 94 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £200,000 | 21/12/2022 | Flat |
| BYTHAM BANK UPPER FLAT 1 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9UJ | £250,000 | 16/12/2022 | Flat |
| SHARPS COURT FLAT 14 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £185,000 | 21/10/2022 | Flat |
| THE FOUNDRY 9 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW | £285,000 | 30/09/2022 | Flat |
| THE FOUNDRY 4 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW | £246,000 | 09/09/2022 | Flat |
| THE FOUNDRY 8 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW | £217,500 | 30/08/2022 | Flat |
| SHARPS COURT FLAT 92 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £190,000 | 08/07/2022 | Flat |
| 23 ST MICHAELS MOUNT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0DH | £125,000 | 10/06/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £224,950 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 11.1%
- **10y growth:** -3.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North Hertfordshire; Flats and maisonettes series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 6%
- **5y growth (index):** 4.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 10.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,286/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,429/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,572/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Stevenage & North Herts (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.78% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £178,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £142,900

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 62 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Public order | 15 |
| Other theft | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **204** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 11 Nov 2018 |
| Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 8 Jun 2011 |
| Hitchin Girls' School | Secondary | 0.6 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| William Ransom Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 9 Jan 2015 |
| York Road Nursery School | Nursery | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 6 Dec 2013 |