# 5 bedroom house for sale (SG5 3SS)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | HARVEST FARM, PIRTON ROAD, HITCHIN, HOLWELL, HERTFORDSHIRE SG5 3SS |
| Price | £550,000 |
| Bedrooms | 5 |
| Last sold | £475,000 Jan 2006 |

## Description

Situated in this sought after village, Harvest Farm is a superb detached property which provides extensive family accommodation, with potential to create a self contained annexe if required.  Entrance hall, cloakroom, sitting room, lounge/dining room, family room, dining room, study/bedroom five with shower room, kitchen, laundry room, master bedroom with en suite shower room, three further bedrooms, family bathroom.  Outside the house is set well back from the road with a frontage of some 25.91m (85') with a double garage and ample parking, the rear garden adjoins open countryside.

## Property Photos

- ![Photo](/listings/photos/5988668/556831)

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| HARVEST FARM PIRTON ROAD, HOLWELL, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 3SS | £475,000 | 27/01/2006 | Detached |
| HARVEST FARM PIRTON ROAD, HOLWELL, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 3SS | £245,000 | 01/07/1997 | Detached |

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £1,256,875 (8 Other, SG5, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -56.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,274/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,415/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,557/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,047/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £176,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £141,500

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 35.6%
- **10y growth:** -86.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North Hertfordshire; All dwelling types series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 13%
- **10y growth (index):** 29.5%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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