# 2 bedroom retirement property for sale (GU34 1HD)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | FLAT 9, LADYPLACE COURT, MARKET SQUARE, ALTON, HAMPSHIRE GU34 1HD |
| Price | £95,000 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Council tax | C |
| Last sold | £92,000 Apr 2026 |

## Description

Advantageously located first floor two bedroomed retirement apartment tastefully and superbly presented.  Built in 1988 by Deeprose and set in an unrivalled town centre location, the property presents newly carpeted, spacious accommodation with views towards Westbrook Gardens and The Cooperage.  This development is age restricted and the buyer must have a minimum age of 60.  In the immediate vicinity there is the afore mentioned Westbook Gardens and Market Square.  Alton's Georgian facaded town centre offers a wide variety of national and local stores which include M&S Foodhall, Sainsbury's and Waitrose, also an out of town retail park which includes Lidl and Aldi.  There is also a variety of Pubs, restaurants and cafes.  Alton Station provides a rail link to London Waterloo and the A31 trunk road offers links to Guildford and Winchester and indeed, the British motorway network.

N.B. Please note the tiny cupboard on the floorplan which is externally accessed adjacent to the front door and is not part of this apartment.

## Property Photos

- ![Picture No. 07](/listings/photos/163891424/1524193) - Picture No. 07
- ![Picture No. 09](/listings/photos/163891424/1524194) - Picture No. 09
- ![Picture No. 08](/listings/photos/163891424/1524195) - Picture No. 08
- ![Picture No. 11](/listings/photos/163891424/1524196) - Picture No. 11
- ![Picture No. 04](/listings/photos/163891424/1524197) - Picture No. 04
- ![Picture No. 03](/listings/photos/163891424/1524198) - Picture No. 03
- ![Picture No. 05](/listings/photos/163891424/1524199) - Picture No. 05
- ![Picture No. 10](/listings/photos/163891424/1524200) - Picture No. 10
- ![Picture No. 06](/listings/photos/163891424/1524201) - Picture No. 06

## Floorplans

- ![1315945.jpg](/listings/photos/163891424/1524202) - 1315945.jpg

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/163891424/1524203) - EPC Rating Graph

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| LADYPLACE COURT FLAT 9 MARKET SQUARE, ALTON, EAST HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, GU34 1HD | £92,000 | 17/04/2026 | Flat |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 22 MARKET STREET, ALTON, EAST HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, GU34 1HA | £72,000 | 08/11/2023 | Other |
| VINTAGE INTERIORS, 14 MARKET SQUARE, ALTON, EAST HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, GU34 1HD | £72,000 | 10/10/2023 | Other |
| 16 MARKET STREET, ALTON, EAST HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, GU34 1HA | £1,800,000 | 03/04/2023 | Other |
| 25 FLAT 2 MARKET STREET, ALTON, EAST HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, GU34 1HA | £70,000 | 17/10/2022 | Other |
| 63A UNIT 5 HIGH STREET, ALTON, EAST HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, GU34 1AB | £700,000 | 03/08/2022 | Other |
| 20 WARREN ROAD, ALTON, EAST HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, GU34 1GT | £607,799 | 13/07/2022 | Other |
| 54A HIGH STREET, ALTON, EAST HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, GU34 1ET | £319,990 | 04/04/2022 | Other |
| 1 CROSS AND PILLORY HOUSE CROSS & PILLORY LANE, ALTON, EAST HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, GU34 1HL | £132,500 | 28/01/2022 | Other |
| 62 HIGH STREET, ALTON, EAST HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, GU34 1ET | £20,000 | 20/01/2022 | Other |
| APOLLONIA HOUSE, 2 AMERY STREET, ALTON, EAST HAMPSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, GU34 1HN | £343,500 | 10/09/2021 | Other |

**Area average:** £413,779 (10 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £2,648,701 (8 Other, GU34, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -96.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,137/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,263/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,389/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Blackwater Valley (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £997/mo

## 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 Flat, High Street, GU34 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.1 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Normandy Street, GU34 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 0.24 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Hamlet House, GU34 | £1,395/mo | 2 | 0.25 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, The Windmills, GU34 | £1,695/mo | 2 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Waterside Court, GU34 | £1,300/mo | 2 | 0.47 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Ferndown Court, GU34 | £1,195/mo | 2 | 0.53 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, William Way, GU34 | £1,400/mo | 2 | 0.75 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Ragan Court, GU34 | £1,400/mo | 2 | 0.93 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,342/mo (8 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.42% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £168,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £134,800

*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 £1,348/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 17%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 5.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £814/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 35.5%

*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).*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 1288.4%
- **10y growth:** 870%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for East Hampshire; All dwelling types series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 11.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 23.4%

## 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)