# WHITE EAVES HIGH ROAD, ESSENDON, HATFIELD, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 6HU

## Property details

- Slug: `fae0770` (address key hash: `fae07706b3f9bf5eebb404668ca8b4774790c4ed`)
- Postcode: AL9 6HU
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 205 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £925,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,512/m²
- Local average: £1,036,500 (10 sales)
- Street crime: 3 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £925,000
- Date: 2026-01-22
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 30/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,823/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £34,735

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- G (£220 - £250)
- N (£4,000 - £7,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)
- V2 (£5,000 - £20,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0390-2849-3530-2275-7335)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-22 | £925,000 | Detached | — | £965,511 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c31-ed88-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| WHITE EAVES HIGH ROAD, ESSENDON, HATFIELD, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 6HU | £925,000 | 22/01/2026 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| HIGH HURST HIGH ROAD, ESSENDON, HATFIELD, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 6HP | £2,100,000 | 07/10/2022 | Detached |
| LIME WOOD HIGH ROAD, ESSENDON, HATFIELD, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 6HP | £2,225,000 | 17/05/2022 | Detached |
| THE SPINNEY HIGH ROAD, ESSENDON, HATFIELD, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL9 6HP | £1,475,000 | 15/12/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £1,933,333 (3 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -1.7%
- **10y growth:** -66.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Welwyn Hatfield; Detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 13.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 29.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,324/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,471/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,618/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for South East Herts (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, East View, AL9 | £1,950/mo | 3 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,950/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.21% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £243,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £195,000

*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 £1,950/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 39.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,913/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -8.6%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **3** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 13 May 2013 |
| Chancellor's School | Secondary | 2.2 miles | Good — 2 Oct 2014 |
| Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 2.2 miles | Good — 4 Mar 2016 |
| Commonswood Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 2.3 miles | Good — 9 Feb 2023 |
| Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.4 miles | Good — 6 Nov 2019 |