Let Flat

4 COOPERS YARD

HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE SG5 1AR

2 beds 2 baths Listed 5 Nov 2025 (-257d)

£1,450 pcm

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# 2 bedroom flat for rent (SG5 1AR)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 4 COOPERS YARD, HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE SG5 1AR |
| Price | £1,450 pcm |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Council tax | C |
| Last sold | £280,000 Aug 2020 |

## Description

**Hitchin** - Hitchin is a charming medieval market town and has many fine Tudor and Georgian buildings, particularly around the market square. Near to the market square stands the large medieval parish church of St Mary. The town provides good shopping as well as a swimming pool, football team, two theatres, a wide variety of restaurants and pubs and highly regarded girls and boys schools. There is also a mainline railway station providing direct access to Kings Cross and Cambridge.

**Tenancy Fees** - Tenancy fees do not apply unless you are a registered company. We require a holding deposit equivalent to 1 weeks agreed rent to reserve the property. On successful passing of credit checks 1 months rent (less holding deposit) and a damages deposit equivalent to 5 weeks agreed rent is required. Monthly rent will be payable per calendar month in advance. Please see website for full tenancy information.

**Deposit** - When offering to rent and reserve the letting agent will require: A Holding Deposit equal to 1 weeks (agreed) rent to reserve the property. Personal identification for all applicants is required to be seen within 2 days of reservation (also for guarantor if applicable). On successful passing of references and credit checks payment of 1 month’s (agreed) rent in advance (less the Holding Deposit). On successful passing of references and credit checks payment of a damages deposit equal to 5 weeks (agreed) rent. If the years total agreed rent is greater than £50,000 the damages deposit shall be equal to 6 weeks (agreed) rent. Separate charges will apply if an application to rent is by a registered company (please contact us for details). For all charges that are applicable during a tenancy please go to our website to view Tenancy Info.

We are an accredited agent of Safeagent and belong to their Client Money Protection Scheme. In addition we are also members of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) redress scheme.

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## EPC Graphs

- ![EE Rating](/listings/photos/169007732/1063911) - EE Rating

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,279/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,421/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,563/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £698/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, Tilehouse Street, SG5 | £1,400/mo | 2 | 0.12 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Ickleford Road, SG5 | £1,475/mo | 2 | 0.48 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,438/mo (2 listings)**

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,438/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 1190.1%
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,263/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 3605.7%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). 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)

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Property details

Council tax band

Deprivation

Decile 9 (28,792 of 33,755)

Street crime

173 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

Town centre location
Two double bedrooms
Master with en suite shower room
Living room with balcony
Kitchen with cooker, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and washing machine
Main bathroom
Entry phone systems
Secure under ground allocated parking
Available 17th December

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

Just a short stroll into Hitchin's beautiful town centre! Modern and finished to a high standard, this two bedroom apartment is situated on the first floor in the ever popular Coopers Yard development, two double bedrooms, master with en suite, open plan kitchen to living room, doors leading to balcony., main bathroom. Allocated parking for one car. Available 17th December . EPC Rating C (72)

Hitchin - Hitchin is a charming medieval market town and has many fine Tudor and Georgian buildings, particularly around the market square. Near to the market square stands the large medieval parish church of St Mary. The town provides good shopping as well as a swimming pool, football team, two theatres, a wide variety of restaurants and pubs and highly regarded girls and boys schools. There is also a mainline railway station providing direct access to Kings Cross and Cambridge.

Tenancy Fees - Tenancy fees do not apply unless you are a registered company. We require a holding deposit equivalent to 1 weeks agreed rent to reserve the property. On successful passing of credit checks 1 months rent (less holding deposit) and a damages deposit equivalent to 5 weeks agreed rent is required. Monthly rent will be payable per calendar month in advance. Please see website for full tenancy information.

Deposit - When offering to rent and reserve the letting agent will require: A Holding Deposit equal to 1 weeks (agreed) rent to reserve the property. Personal identification for all applicants is required to be seen within 2 days of reservation (also for guarantor if applicable). On successful passing of references and credit checks payment of 1 month’s (agreed) rent in advance (less the Holding Deposit). On successful passing of references and credit checks payment of a damages deposit equal to 5 weeks (agreed) rent. If the years total agreed rent is greater than £50,000 the damages deposit shall be equal to 6 weeks (agreed) rent. Separate charges will apply if an application to rent is by a registered company (please contact us for details). For all charges that are applicable during a tenancy please go to our website to view Tenancy Info.
We are an accredited agent of Safeagent and belong to their Client Money Protection Scheme. In addition we are also members of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) redress scheme.

Listed by

Hitchin

Osaka Limited

Reference: 169007732

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

EPC Graphs

EE Rating

Rental Range

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

Low £1,279/mo

Realistic £1,421/mo

Optimistic £1,563/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → North Hertfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Peterborough: £698/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View SG5 1AR

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Hooray & Co Kids Shop	0.1 miles
Shop	Dogs Trust	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Grammar School Way	0.1 miles
Bus stop	West Hill	0.2 miles
Train station	Hitchin	0.9 miles
Train station	Letchworth Garden City	3.2 miles
Hospital	Widecombe Nursing Home	6.7 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire	6.9 miles
Hospital	Unknown	8.5 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	59
Anti-social behaviour	52
Shoplifting	19
Other theft	11
Criminal damage and arson	6
Drugs	6
Robbery	5
Burglary	4
Public order	4
Vehicle crime	4
Bicycle theft	2
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	173

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
Hitchin Boys' School	Secondary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 29 Feb 2016
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 20 Nov 2023
Highbury Infant School and Nursery	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 11 Jul 2013
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 6 Feb 2019
York Road Nursery School	Nursery	0.5 miles	Outstanding — 6 Dec 2013

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, Tilehouse Street, SG5	£1,400/mo	2	0.12 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Ickleford Road, SG5	£1,475/mo	2	0.48 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,438/mo (2 listings)