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ARCHERS COURT, ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE SG5 1HB
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Property details
Tenure
LEASEHOLD (108 years remaining on lease)
Council tax band
B
Last sold
£249,950 May 2017
Local average
£994,000 (-82.4%)
Deprivation
Decile 9 (28,792 of 33,755)
Street crime
239 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)
Key features
- Retirement Apartment
- Residents Lounge
- Communal Gardens
- Views over Fields
- Wet Room
- Good Condition Throughout
- Communal Activities
Additional details
- Electricity
- Mains supply
- Broadband
- FTTC (fibre to the cabinet)
- Water
- Mains supply
- Sewerage
- Mains supply
- Accessibility
- Lift access
- Parking
- Communal
- Listed property
- No
- Restrictions
- No
- Required access
- No
- Rights of way
- No
- Flooded in last 5 years
- No
- Flood defences
- No
Description
Surrounded by attractive, well maintained gardens and offering a reassuring combination of retirement living together with fellow retired clients and an on site manager, the apartment offers a fully fitted kitchen with a washer/dryer, a wet room, fitted wardrobes to the bedroom and overlooks playing fields to the rear.
Set within walking distance of the town centre, a church, health centre, a park and a supermarket.
Hitchin town provides a broad range of shops and a regular traditional market, together with a good selection of restaurants, bars and pubs within its historic centre. The town also provides a swimming centre, theatres and a library, whilst the commuter is served by the main line railway station (Kings Cross - 30 minutes) and direct links to the A1(M).
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Mobile Signal
4G great data and voice
Construction Type
Brick/Tile
Existing Planning Permission
None
Coalfield or Mining
None
Listed by
Hitchin
Cooper Beard Estate Agency Limited
Reference: 142447961
Flood risk
Zone: 1
Risk: Low
Job (default Low)
Registered land (INSPIRE)
This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.
Plot: ~2,186 m² (0.54 acres)
Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.
Floorplans
Floorplan 1
EPC Graphs
EPC 1
EPC 2
Price history
| Event | Date | Price | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listed for sale | — | £175,000 | -30% |
| Sold | 12/05/2017 (9 years ago) | £249,950 | — |
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 ARCHERS COURT 18 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB | £315,000 | 14/08/2024 | Flat |
| 61 OLD PARK ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 2JX | £565,000 | 04/12/2023 | Other |
| Same street ARCHERS COURT 1 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB | £250,000 | 19/10/2023 | Flat |
| Same street ARCHERS COURT 9 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB | £260,000 | 10/10/2023 | Flat |
| Same street ARCHERS COURT 24 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB | £320,000 | 08/09/2023 | Flat |
| Same street ARCHERS COURT 2 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB | £265,000 | 09/06/2023 | Flat |
| Same street ARCHERS COURT 8 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB | £337,500 | 29/03/2023 | Flat |
| LEGION HOUSE PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EH | £26,180 | 13/01/2023 | Other |
| Same street ARCHERS COURT 10 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB | £290,000 | 09/12/2022 | Flat |
| Same street ARCHERS COURT 15 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB | £275,000 | 18/11/2022 | Flat |
| Same street ARCHERS COURT 5 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB | £275,000 | 30/05/2022 | Flat |
| Same street ARCHERS COURT 18 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB | £317,500 | 14/12/2021 | Flat |
Street average: £290,500 (10 sales)
Area average: £295,590 (2 sales)
Capital growth trend
House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North Hertfordshire. Series: All dwelling types. As of July 2026.
Rental Range
Estimated market rent for North Hertfordshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.
Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → North Hertfordshire.
LHA (30th percentile) floor for Peterborough: £573/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)
Location
Address
Elmside Walk
Nearby
Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).
| Type | Name | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bus stop | Grammar School Way | 0.1 miles |
| Bus stop | Waitrose | 0.1 miles |
| Shop | Buccis Hair Design Centre | 0.1 miles |
| Shop | Swinton | 0.1 miles |
| Train station | Hitchin | 0.8 miles |
| Train station | Letchworth Garden City | 3.0 miles |
| Hospital | Widecombe Nursing Home | 6.8 miles |
| University | University of Bedfordshire | 6.8 miles |
| Hospital | Unknown | 8.5 miles |
Street-level crime
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 69 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 68 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Other theft | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 5 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Total incidents | 239 |
Within 1 mile during Aug 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 | 0.1 miles | Outstanding — 29 Feb 2016 |
| Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 6 Feb 2019 |
| Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 20 Nov 2023 |
| York Road Nursery School | Nursery | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 6 Dec 2013 |
| Highbury Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 11 Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bed Flat, Old Park Road, SG5 | £1,050/mo | 1 | 0.14 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Old Park Road, SG5 | £995/mo | 1 | 0.16 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Nightingale Road, SG5 | £500/mo | 1 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Nightingale Road, SG5 | £550/mo | 1 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Rear, SG5 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Whinbush Road, SG5 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
Average rent: £866/mo (6 listings)
Rent-driven metrics
Based on OpenRent comparables.
- 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).