# 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).*

## 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, Sharps Court, SG4 | £1,150/mo | 1 | 0.02 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Nightingale Road, SG5 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Trevor Road, SG4 | £1,400/mo | 1 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Grove Road, SG5 | £1,000/mo | 1 | 0.31 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Maisonette, Millstream Close, SG4 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Whinbush Road, SG5 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Nightingale Road, SG5 | £500/mo | 1 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Nightingale Road, SG5 | £550/mo | 1 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Park Gate, SG4 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.91 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £978/mo (9 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.54% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £125,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £100,000

*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 £1,000/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 15.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £150/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 3.4%

*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:** 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 |