Sold Semi-detached

21 BOUNDARY ROAD

BISHOP'S STORTFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE CM23 5LE

4 beds 1 baths 1,066 sq ft Listed 17 Oct 2017 (-3168d)

£400,000

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# 4 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (CM23 5LE)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 21 BOUNDARY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE CM23 5LE |
| Price | £400,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1967-1975 |
| Floor area | 99 m² |
| Last sold | £390,000 Apr 2018 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 01/05/2027
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £20,100

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8603-7525-5460-0142-2906)

## Description

**DESCRIPTION** **** Deceptively spacious 4 bedroom semi-detached family home with great potential to extend , subject to planning permission, situated on a popular private road, within walking distance of the mainline railway station, town centre and local primary and secondary schools. The ground floor accommodation comprises entrance lobby, dining room, cloakroom, lounge and kitchen while on the first floor there are four bedrooms and a family bathroom. To the front of the property is a generous driveway affording off street parking for numerous vehicles leading to the integral garage. The 80' x 30' front garden is laid to lawn with shrub borders, metal storage shed and timber built shed. The 50' x 30' rear garden has a paved patio area, pond, rockery, greenhouse, arbour with steps up to lawn area, mature shrub borders, further pond, vegetable plot and timber built fence surround.  Additional benefits include brand new boiler, recently fitted uPVC weather boarding and gas central heating.

**SITUATION** **** The busy market town of Bishop's Stortford offers an excellent range of amenities including multiple shopping facilities, excellent schooling for all ages and many sports and social facilities. The mainline railway station provides connections to London Liverpool Street, Stansted Airport and Cambridge. The M11 intersection just outside of town offers connections to London and the M25.

**GROUND** **FLOOR** ****

**COVERED** **PORCH** **** Courtesy light, door into:

**ENTRANCE** **LOBBY** **** Radiator, cloaks area, stairs to the first floor.

**CLOAKROOM** **** Low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin, 1/2 tiled walls, radiator, tiled floor, bevelled window to the side aspect.

**DINING** **ROOM** **10' 11" x 10' 11" (3.35m x 3.34m)** Window the front aspect, radiator, coving, understairs recess, door into:

**KITCHEN** **12' 7" x 10' 6" (3.85m x 3.21m)** Fitted with base and eye level units and complementary work surfaces over and matching up stands, inset ceramic sink, built in Neff double oven, ceramic hob with extractor over, storage cupboard, space for washing machine, dishwasher and tumble dryer, radiator, 1/2 tiled walls, tiled floor, wall mounted gas boiler, window to the rear aspect and door onto the rear garden.

**LOUNGE** **14' 3" x 12' 7" (4.35m x 3.86m)** Sliding patio doors onto the rear garden, coving, radiator, T.V. point.

**FIRST** **FLOOR** ****

**LANDING** **** Window to the front aspect, access to the part boarded loft space, power and light connected, via ladder, doors off to:

**BEDROOM** **1** **12' 7" x 8' 6" (3.86m x 2.60m)** Fitted wardrobe, radiator, coving, window to the rear aspect.

**BEDROOM** **2** **12' 7" x 8' 2" (3.85m x 2.50m)** Window to the front aspect, radiator, coving.

**BEDROOM** **3** **10' 6" x 8' 4" (3.21m x 2.55m)** Window to the front aspect, radiator, airing cupboard housing hot water cylinder.

**BEDROOM** **4** **8' 10" x 8' 3" (2.71m x 2.53m)** Window to the rear aspect, radiator.

**BATHROOM** **** Panelled bath with shower attachment, curtain and rail, low flush WC, wash hand basin with vanity unit under, radiator, 1/2 tiled walls, tiled floor, coving, frosted window to the rear aspect.

**OUTSIDE** ****

**GARDEN** **** To the front of the property is a generous driveway affording off street parking for numerous vehicles leading to the integral garage. The 80' x 30' front garden is laid to lawn with shrub borders, metal storage shed and timber built shed. The 50' x 30' rear garden has a paved patio area, pond, rockery, greenhouse, arbour with steps up to lawn area, mature shrub borders, further pond, vegetable plot and timber built fence surround,

**INTEGRAL** **GARAGE** **19' 8" x 8' 0" (6.00m x 2.45m)** Up and over door, power and light connected.

**LOCAL** **AUTHORITY** **** East Herts District Council

**DIRECTIONS** **** From our offices, turn right at the lights onto The Causeway. Head straight over the roundabout, turning right at Hockerill traffic lights onto London Road. Stay on this road, heading straight over at the mini roundabout, take the second right into Boundary Road. Continue to the end of the road, turn left and the property can be found on the left hand side.

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/69483077/682036) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/69483077/682038) - EPC 1

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #15763980
- **Address:** 21 Boundary Road, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM23 5LE
- **Certificate Issued:** 21/05/2023
- **Work Completed:** 10/05/2023
- **Items:** 1 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #15446719
- **Address:** 21 Boundary Road, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM23 5LE
- **Certificate Issued:** 23/10/2022
- **Work Completed:** 12/10/2022
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #15205313
- **Address:** 21 Boundary Road, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM23 5LE
- **Certificate Issued:** 22/05/2022
- **Work Completed:** 09/05/2022
- **Items:** 4 window(s)

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 21 BOUNDARY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LE | £390,000 | 23/04/2018 | Semi-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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] CROSSWAYS, 1 BOUNDARY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LE | £658,000 | 27/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 2 PRYORS CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5JX | £510,000 | 16/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 4 BOUNDARY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LE | £535,000 | 21/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 10 BOUNDARY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LE | £605,000 | 30/06/2023 | Detached |
| 3 SOUTHMILL ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 3FR | £540,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 DIMSDALE CRESCENT, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LJ | £420,000 | 17/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 5 BOUNDARY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LE | £527,000 | 23/06/2022 | Detached |
| 13 SOUTHMILL ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 3FR | £585,000 | 07/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 44 HALLINGBURY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LA | £595,000 | 25/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 DIMSDALE CRESCENT, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LJ | £425,000 | 08/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 SOUTHMILL ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 3FR | £520,000 | 02/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] HILLSIDE BOUNDARY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LE | £10,000 | 12/11/2021 | Other |

**Street average:** £467,000 (5 sales)
**Area average:** £513,571 (7 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £526,310 (31 Semi-detached, CM23, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -24%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,350/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,500/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,650/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,371/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Audrey Gardens, CM23 | £4,990/mo | 4 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £4,990/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.25% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £623,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £499,000

*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 £4,990/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 15%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 6.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £2,891/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 29.9%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £4,040/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 4.8%
- **10y growth:** 14%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 6.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 33.3%

## 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

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

99 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£390,000 Apr 2018

Price per m²

£4,040/m²

Local average

£526,310 (-24%)

Deprivation

Decile 9 (28,496 of 33,755)

Street crime

207 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

4 Bedrooms
Semi-detached
Potential to extend STPP
Dining Room
Lounge
Cloakroom
Generous gardens
Off street parking for numerous vehicles
Double glazing
Newly fitted gas boiler

Additional details

Parking: Garage, Yes, Off street
Garden: Yes

Description

DESCRIPTION ** Deceptively spacious 4 bedroom semi-detached family home with great potential to extend , subject to planning permission, situated on a popular private road, within walking distance of the mainline railway station, town centre and local primary and secondary schools. The ground floor accommodation comprises entrance lobby, dining room, cloakroom, lounge and kitchen while on the first floor there are four bedrooms and a family bathroom. To the front of the property is a generous driveway affording off street parking for numerous vehicles leading to the integral garage. The 80' x 30' front garden is laid to lawn with shrub borders, metal storage shed and timber built shed. The 50' x 30' rear garden has a paved patio area, pond, rockery, greenhouse, arbour with steps up to lawn area, mature shrub borders, further pond, vegetable plot and timber built fence surround. Additional benefits include brand new boiler, recently fitted uPVC weather boarding and gas central heating.

SITUATION The busy market town of Bishop's Stortford offers an excellent range of amenities including multiple shopping facilities, excellent schooling for all ages and many sports and social facilities. The mainline railway station provides connections to London Liverpool Street, Stansted Airport and Cambridge. The M11 intersection just outside of town offers connections to London and the M25.

GROUND FLOOR

COVERED PORCH Courtesy light, door into:

ENTRANCE LOBBY Radiator, cloaks area, stairs to the first floor.

CLOAKROOM Low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin, 1/2 tiled walls, radiator, tiled floor, bevelled window to the side aspect.

DINING ROOM 10' 11" x 10' 11" (3.35m x 3.34m) Window the front aspect, radiator, coving, understairs recess, door into:

KITCHEN 12' 7" x 10' 6" (3.85m x 3.21m) Fitted with base and eye level units and complementary work surfaces over and matching up stands, inset ceramic sink, built in Neff double oven, ceramic hob with extractor over, storage cupboard, space for washing machine, dishwasher and tumble dryer, radiator, 1/2 tiled walls, tiled floor, wall mounted gas boiler, window to the rear aspect and door onto the rear garden.

LOUNGE 14' 3" x 12' 7" (4.35m x 3.86m) Sliding patio doors onto the rear garden, coving, radiator, T.V. point.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING Window to the front aspect, access to the part boarded loft space, power and light connected, via ladder, doors off to:

BEDROOM 1 12' 7" x 8' 6" (3.86m x 2.60m) Fitted wardrobe, radiator, coving, window to the rear aspect.

BEDROOM 2 12' 7" x 8' 2" (3.85m x 2.50m) Window to the front aspect, radiator, coving.

BEDROOM 3 10' 6" x 8' 4" (3.21m x 2.55m) Window to the front aspect, radiator, airing cupboard housing hot water cylinder.

BEDROOM 4 8' 10" x 8' 3" (2.71m x 2.53m) Window to the rear aspect, radiator.

BATHROOM Panelled bath with shower attachment, curtain and rail, low flush WC, wash hand basin with vanity unit under, radiator, 1/2 tiled walls, tiled floor, coving, frosted window to the rear aspect.

OUTSIDE

GARDEN To the front of the property is a generous driveway affording off street parking for numerous vehicles leading to the integral garage. The 80' x 30' front garden is laid to lawn with shrub borders, metal storage shed and timber built shed. The 50' x 30' rear garden has a paved patio area, pond, rockery, greenhouse, arbour with steps up to lawn area, mature shrub borders, further pond, vegetable plot and timber built fence surround,

INTEGRAL GARAGE 19' 8" x 8' 0" (6.00m x 2.45m) Up and over door, power and light connected.

LOCAL AUTHORITY East Herts District Council

DIRECTIONS ** From our offices, turn right at the lights onto The Causeway. Head straight over the roundabout, turning right at Hockerill traffic lights onto London Road. Stay on this road, heading straight over at the mini roundabout, take the second right into Boundary Road. Continue to the end of the road, turn left and the property can be found on the left hand side.

Listed by

Bishop's Stortford

Fordyce Furnivall

Reference: 69483077

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 02/05/2017

Expiry date: 01/05/2027

Est. upgrade cost to C: £20,100

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

EPC 1

FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #15763980 Recent

Property Details

Street: 21 Boundary Road

Town: BISHOP'S STORTFORD

Postcode: CM23 5LE

Installation Details

Items: 1 window

Certificate Issued: 21/05/2023

Work Completed: 10/05/2023

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

FENSA Certificate #15446719 Recent

Property Details

Street: 21 Boundary Road

Town: BISHOP'S STORTFORD

Postcode: CM23 5LE

Installation Details

Items: 1 window and 1 door

Certificate Issued: 23/10/2022

Work Completed: 12/10/2022

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

FENSA Certificate #15205313 Recent

Property Details

Street: 21 Boundary Road

Town: BISHOP'S STORTFORD

Postcode: CM23 5LE

Installation Details

Items: 4 windows

Certificate Issued: 22/05/2022

Work Completed: 09/05/2022

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	23/04/2018 (8 years ago)	£390,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
Same street CROSSWAYS, 1 BOUNDARY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LE	£658,000	27/03/2025	Semi-detached
2 PRYORS CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5JX	£510,000	16/10/2023	Semi-detached
Same street 4 BOUNDARY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LE	£535,000	21/08/2023	Semi-detached
Same street 10 BOUNDARY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LE	£605,000	30/06/2023	Detached
3 SOUTHMILL ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 3FR	£540,000	14/10/2022	Semi-detached
21 DIMSDALE CRESCENT, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LJ	£420,000	17/08/2022	Semi-detached
Same street 5 BOUNDARY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LE	£527,000	23/06/2022	Detached
13 SOUTHMILL ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 3FR	£585,000	07/04/2022	Semi-detached
44 HALLINGBURY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LA	£595,000	25/03/2022	Semi-detached
1 DIMSDALE CRESCENT, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LJ	£425,000	08/03/2022	Semi-detached
15 SOUTHMILL ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 3FR	£520,000	02/02/2022	Semi-detached
Same street HILLSIDE BOUNDARY ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5LE	£10,000	12/11/2021	Other

Street average: £467,000 (5 sales)

Area average: £513,571 (7 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 4.8%

10y growth 14%

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

1y (index) 6.8%

5y (index) 15.7%

10y (index) 33.3%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,350/mo

Realistic £1,500/mo

Optimistic £1,650/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → East Hertfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Harlow & Stortford: £1,371/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Beldams Lane	0.1 miles
Shop	Little Waitrose	0.2 miles
Shop	Bakers Bikes	0.2 miles
Train station	Bishop's Stortford	0.3 miles
Train station	Stansted Mountfitchet	3.0 miles
Hospital	Jacob's Neuro Centre	4.0 miles
Hospital	Saffron Walden Community Hospital (no A&E)	11.8 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	70
Anti-social behaviour	47
Shoplifting	34
Burglary	12
Criminal damage and arson	12
Vehicle crime	9
Other theft	8
Drugs	4
Public order	4
Theft from the person	3
Possession of weapons	2
Bicycle theft	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	207

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Thorn Grove Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 9 Jun 2019
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College	Secondary	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 14 Jan 2024
The Bishop's Stortford High School	Secondary	0.5 miles	Outstanding — 16 May 2017
Thorley Hill Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 27 Sep 2014
Hockerill Anglo-European College	Secondary	0.6 miles	Good — 19 Apr 2023

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
4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Audrey Gardens, CM23	£4,990/mo	4	0.62 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £4,990/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.25%

Max investor price (0.8%) £623,750

Target investor price (1%) £499,000

Gross yield 15%

Cost-to-rent ratio 6.7×

Monthly cashflow £2,891/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 29.9%

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).