Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

13 HIPKINS

BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DY

£360,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Hipkins	0.0 miles
Shop	Clean'N' Sew	0.2 miles
Train station	Bishop's Stortford	1.0 miles
Hospital	Jacob's Neuro Centre	3.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

55 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1983-1990

Last sold

£360,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£6,545/m²

Local average

£516,446 (35 sales)

Street crime

169 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 03/12/2025

Expiry date: 02/12/2035

Current heating cost: £560/year

Potential heating cost: £510/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	27/02/2026	£360,000	Semi-detached	+20.2%	£363,435 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	13/11/2017	£299,500	Semi-detached	—	£365,059 to April 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	£360,000
listed	04/12/2025	£360,000
sold	01/01/2017	£299,500
sold	01/01/2002	£132,000
sold	01/01/2001	£112,000
sold	01/01/1996	£58,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
32 HIPKINS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DY	£355,000	16/12/2025	Semi-detached
73 HONEYBOURNE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4ED	£375,000	12/12/2025	Semi-detached
18 HIPKINS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DY	£420,000	04/12/2023	Semi-detached
31 THE MEADOWS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HD	£385,000	20/12/2022	Semi-detached
10 APPLETON FIELDS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DP	£425,000	14/12/2022	Semi-detached
38 WINCHESTER CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JG	£550,000	08/12/2022	Semi-detached
46 ELMBROOK DRIVE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JB	£556,000	01/11/2022	Semi-detached
67 THE MEADOWS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HD	£396,000	21/10/2022	Semi-detached
41 HIPKINS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DY	£445,000	13/10/2022	Semi-detached
100 HONEYBOURNE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4EF	£510,000	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
4 THE MEADOWS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HD	£440,000	11/08/2022	Semi-detached
7 HONEYBOURNE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4EF	£425,000	28/07/2022	Semi-detached
19 IRVING CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JR	£382,000	18/07/2022	Semi-detached
36 ELMBROOK DRIVE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JB	£340,000	24/06/2022	Semi-detached
25 BARLEY HILLS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DS	£400,000	13/05/2022	Semi-detached
20 IRVING CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JR	£425,000	21/04/2022	Semi-detached
15 IRVING CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JR	£475,000	20/04/2022	Semi-detached
46 IRVING CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JR	£355,000	31/03/2022	Semi-detached
65 WINCHESTER CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JQ	£525,000	24/02/2022	Semi-detached
67 ABBOTTS WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JF	£535,000	11/01/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £435,950 (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 -6%

10y growth 29.1%

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

1y (index) 5.8%

5y (index) 16%

10y (index) 30.5%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,353/mo

Realistic £1,503/mo

Optimistic £1,653/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → East Hertfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Harlow & Stortford: 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
2 Bed Terraced House, Hugh Villas, CM23	£1,750/mo	2	0.79 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,750/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.49%

Max investor price (0.8%) £218,750

Target investor price (1%) £175,000

Gross yield 5.8%

Cost-to-rent ratio 17.1×

Monthly cashflow £132/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 1.5%

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

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	61
Violence and sexual offences	47
Other theft	14
Shoplifting	12
Vehicle crime	12
Criminal damage and arson	7
Drugs	5
Public order	5
Burglary	3
Other crime	1
Possession of weapons	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	169

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
Richard Whittington Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 3 May 2016
Manor Fields Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 10 May 2022
Thorley Hill Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 27 Sep 2014
The Bishop's Stortford High School	Secondary	0.6 miles	Outstanding — 16 May 2017
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 1 Feb 2023

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
09/03/2025	23/05/2022	3	—
16/04/2023	06/04/2023	3	—
21/05/2018	20/03/2018	2	2

# 13 HIPKINS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DY

## Property details

- Slug: `94fe2e7` (address key hash: `94fe2e7cc982e3aeea976386782165201ba496f4`)
- Postcode: CM23 4DY
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 55 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £360,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £6,545/m²
- Local average: £516,446 (35 sales)
- Street crime: 169 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £360,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 02/12/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £560/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/0675-3957-7202-7065-1204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | +20.2% | £363,435 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-3020-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2017-11-13 | £299,500 | Semi-detached | — | £365,059 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5f54b81d-1f5e-2b45-e053-6b04a8c01fb0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 13 HIPKINS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DY | £360,000 | 27/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 13 HIPKINS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DY | £299,500 | 13/11/2017 | 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: [169997048](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1fd16a7)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £360,000 |
| listed | 2025-12-04 | £360,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £299,500 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £132,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £112,000 |
| sold | 1996-01-01 | £58,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 32 HIPKINS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DY | £355,000 | 16/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 73 HONEYBOURNE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4ED | £375,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 18 HIPKINS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DY | £420,000 | 04/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 31 THE MEADOWS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HD | £385,000 | 20/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 10 APPLETON FIELDS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DP | £425,000 | 14/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 38 WINCHESTER CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JG | £550,000 | 08/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 46 ELMBROOK DRIVE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JB | £556,000 | 01/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 67 THE MEADOWS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HD | £396,000 | 21/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 41 HIPKINS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DY | £445,000 | 13/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 100 HONEYBOURNE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4EF | £510,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 THE MEADOWS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4HD | £440,000 | 11/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 HONEYBOURNE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4EF | £425,000 | 28/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 IRVING CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JR | £382,000 | 18/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 36 ELMBROOK DRIVE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JB | £340,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 BARLEY HILLS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DS | £400,000 | 13/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 IRVING CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JR | £425,000 | 21/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 IRVING CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JR | £475,000 | 20/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 46 IRVING CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JR | £355,000 | 31/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 65 WINCHESTER CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JQ | £525,000 | 24/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 67 ABBOTTS WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4JF | £535,000 | 11/01/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £435,950 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -6%
- **10y growth:** 29.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 5.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 16%
- **10y growth (index):** 30.5%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,353/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,503/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,653/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Harlow & Stortford (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Hugh Villas, CM23 | £1,750/mo | 2 | 0.79 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,750/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.49% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £218,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £175,000

*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 £1,750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £132/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.5%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 61 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 47 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **169** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Richard Whittington Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 3 May 2016 |
| Manor Fields Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 10 May 2022 |
| Thorley Hill Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 27 Sep 2014 |
| The Bishop's Stortford High School | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 16 May 2017 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 1 Feb 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #16710214
- **Address:** 13 HIPKINS, BISHOPS STORTFORD, CM23 4DY
- **Certificate Issued:** 09/03/2025
- **Work Completed:** 23/05/2022
- **Items:** 3 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #15721147
- **Address:** 13 Hipkins, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM23 4DY
- **Certificate Issued:** 16/04/2023
- **Work Completed:** 06/04/2023
- **Items:** 3 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #12887959
- **Address:** 13 Hipkins, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM23 4DY
- **Certificate Issued:** 21/05/2018
- **Work Completed:** 20/03/2018
- **Items:** 2 window(s), 2 door(s)