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FLAT 81

SHARPS COURT, COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE SG4 0JG

1 beds 1 baths 452 sq ft Listed 5 Sep 2025 (-372d)

£190,000

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# 1 bedroom apartment for sale (SG4 0JG)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | FLAT 81, SHARPS COURT, COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE SG4 0JG |
| Price | £190,000 |
| Bedrooms | 1 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | TBC |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 2007-2011 |
| Floor area | 42 m² |
| Last sold | £184,000 Mar 2026 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 22/09/2031
- **Current heating cost:** £331/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £1,000

### Recommendations
- L2 (£800 - £1,200)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/4839-4821-7000-0557-9226)

## Description

Situated in the sought after location of Sharps Court is this well presented ground floor apartment which benefits from allocated parking.

This apartment briefly comprises, entrance hall, open plan living room/ kitchen, double bedroom, and bathroom.

Being situated in an ideal location, this apartment is minutes from the Hitchin mainline train station, and also close to local amenities, with easy access to the town centre.

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Picture No. 06](/listings/photos/166660448/1273438) - Picture No. 06

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/166660448/1273439) - EPC Rating Graph
- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/166660448/1273440) - EPC Rating Graph

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| SHARPS COURT FLAT 81 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £184,000 | 27/03/2026 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| LYON COURT 13 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9SX | £305,000 | 11/12/2025 | Flat |
| [Same street] SHARPS COURT FLAT 45 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £220,000 | 05/12/2025 | Flat |
| JOHNSON PLACE, 65 48 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9FJ | £260,000 | 20/12/2023 | Flat |
| ORCHARD COURT 12 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EX | £285,000 | 08/12/2023 | Flat |
| LYON COURT 25 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9SX | £350,000 | 17/11/2023 | Flat |
| 19 BURNS CLOSE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0RB | £214,000 | 10/11/2023 | Flat |
| WILLIAM MOSS BUILDINGS, 57 9 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1RQ | £280,000 | 20/10/2023 | Flat |
| [Same street] SHARPS COURT FLAT 23 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £233,000 | 08/09/2023 | Flat |
| [Same street] SHARPS COURT FLAT 57 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £78,000 | 22/08/2023 | Flat |
| [Same street] SHARPS COURT FLAT 30 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £234,000 | 10/05/2023 | Flat |
| ORCHARD COURT 11 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EX | £212,500 | 09/05/2023 | Flat |
| 22 ST MICHAELS MOUNT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0DH | £129,000 | 22/12/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] SHARPS COURT FLAT 94 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £200,000 | 21/12/2022 | Flat |
| BYTHAM BANK UPPER FLAT 1 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9UJ | £250,000 | 16/12/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] SHARPS COURT FLAT 14 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £185,000 | 21/10/2022 | Flat |
| THE FOUNDRY 9 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW | £285,000 | 30/09/2022 | Flat |
| THE FOUNDRY 4 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW | £246,000 | 09/09/2022 | Flat |
| THE FOUNDRY 8 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW | £217,500 | 30/08/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] SHARPS COURT FLAT 92 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £190,000 | 08/07/2022 | Flat |
| 23 ST MICHAELS MOUNT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0DH | £125,000 | 10/06/2022 | Flat |
| FLAT 7 WILLIAM MOSS BUILDINGS, 57 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1RQ | £305,500 | 24/05/2022 | Flat |
| 66 DACRE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1QL | £200,000 | 20/05/2022 | Flat |
| THE FOUNDRY 10 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW | £305,000 | 29/04/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] SHARPS COURT FLAT 39 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £230,000 | 25/03/2022 | Flat |
| THE FOUNDRY 18 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW | £298,000 | 03/02/2022 | Flat |
| GREAT NORTHERN COURT, 63 12 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9FH | £277,000 | 12/01/2022 | Flat |
| 23 BURNS CLOSE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0RB | £183,000 | 20/12/2021 | Flat |
| 27 BURNS CLOSE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0RB | £215,150 | 01/12/2021 | Flat |
| [Same street] SHARPS COURT FLAT 29 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £225,000 | 09/11/2021 | Flat |
| [Same street] SHARPS COURT FLAT 82 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £226,000 | 30/09/2021 | Flat |
| [Same street] SHARPS COURT FLAT 31 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG | £232,000 | 27/09/2021 | Flat |

**Street average:** £204,818 (11 sales)
**Area average:** £247,133 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £220,425 (18 Flat, SG4, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -13.8%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,286/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,429/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,572/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Stevenage & North Herts (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £773/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Sharps Court, SG4 | £1,150/mo | 1 | 0.02 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Nightingale Road, SG5 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Trevor Road, SG4 | £1,400/mo | 1 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Grove Road, SG5 | £1,000/mo | 1 | 0.31 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Maisonette, Millstream Close, SG4 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Whinbush Road, SG5 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Nightingale Road, SG5 | £500/mo | 1 | 0.44 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Nightingale Road, SG5 | £550/mo | 1 | 0.44 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Park Gate, SG4 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.9 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £978/mo (9 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.53% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £125,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £100,000

*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 £1,000/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 15.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £127/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2.8%

*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:** £4,524/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 11.1%
- **10y growth:** -3.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North Hertfordshire; Flats and maisonettes series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 6%
- **5y growth (index):** 4.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 10.9%

## 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

LEASEHOLD (180 years remaining on lease)

Floor area

42 m²

Council tax band

TBC

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 2007-2011

Last sold

£184,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£4,524/m²

Local average

£220,425 (-13.8%)

Deprivation

Decile 10 (31,128 of 33,755)

Street crime

204 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

Key features

Close To Hitchin Train Station
Long Lease
No Chain
Allocated Parking
Open Plan Living
One Bedroom
Ground Floor

Additional details

Parking: Yes

Description

Situated in the sought after location of Sharps Court is this well presented ground floor apartment which benefits from allocated parking.

This apartment briefly comprises, entrance hall, open plan living room/ kitchen, double bedroom, and bathroom.

Being situated in an ideal location, this apartment is minutes from the Hitchin mainline train station, and also close to local amenities, with easy access to the town centre.

Listed by

Bedford

Leaders and Romans Group

Reference: 166660448

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 23/09/2021

Expiry date: 22/09/2031

Current heating cost: £331/year

Potential heating cost: £222/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £1,000

Recommendations

High heat retention storage heaters (£800 - £1,200)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Building plot (shared): ~472 m² (0.12 acres) (area is for the building, not the flat)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Floorplans

Picture No. 06

EPC Graphs

EPC Rating Graph

Price history

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	27/03/2026 (5 months ago)	£184,000	—

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
LYON COURT 13 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9SX	£305,000	11/12/2025	Flat
Same street SHARPS COURT FLAT 45 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£220,000	05/12/2025	Flat
JOHNSON PLACE, 65 48 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9FJ	£260,000	20/12/2023	Flat
ORCHARD COURT 12 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EX	£285,000	08/12/2023	Flat
LYON COURT 25 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9SX	£350,000	17/11/2023	Flat
19 BURNS CLOSE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0RB	£214,000	10/11/2023	Flat
WILLIAM MOSS BUILDINGS, 57 9 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1RQ	£280,000	20/10/2023	Flat
Same street SHARPS COURT FLAT 23 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£233,000	08/09/2023	Flat
Same street SHARPS COURT FLAT 57 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£78,000	22/08/2023	Flat
Same street SHARPS COURT FLAT 30 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£234,000	10/05/2023	Flat
ORCHARD COURT 11 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EX	£212,500	09/05/2023	Flat
22 ST MICHAELS MOUNT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0DH	£129,000	22/12/2022	Flat
Same street SHARPS COURT FLAT 94 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£200,000	21/12/2022	Flat
BYTHAM BANK UPPER FLAT 1 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9UJ	£250,000	16/12/2022	Flat
Same street SHARPS COURT FLAT 14 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£185,000	21/10/2022	Flat
THE FOUNDRY 9 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW	£285,000	30/09/2022	Flat
THE FOUNDRY 4 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW	£246,000	09/09/2022	Flat
THE FOUNDRY 8 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW	£217,500	30/08/2022	Flat
Same street SHARPS COURT FLAT 92 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£190,000	08/07/2022	Flat
23 ST MICHAELS MOUNT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0DH	£125,000	10/06/2022	Flat
FLAT 7 WILLIAM MOSS BUILDINGS, 57 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1RQ	£305,500	24/05/2022	Flat
66 DACRE ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1QL	£200,000	20/05/2022	Flat
THE FOUNDRY 10 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW	£305,000	29/04/2022	Flat
Same street SHARPS COURT FLAT 39 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£230,000	25/03/2022	Flat
THE FOUNDRY 18 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0BW	£298,000	03/02/2022	Flat
GREAT NORTHERN COURT, 63 12 WALSWORTH ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 9FH	£277,000	12/01/2022	Flat
23 BURNS CLOSE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0RB	£183,000	20/12/2021	Flat
27 BURNS CLOSE, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0RB	£215,150	01/12/2021	Flat
Same street SHARPS COURT FLAT 29 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£225,000	09/11/2021	Flat
Same street SHARPS COURT FLAT 82 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£226,000	30/09/2021	Flat
Same street SHARPS COURT FLAT 31 COOKS WAY, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG4 0JG	£232,000	27/09/2021	Flat

Street average: £204,818 (11 sales)

Area average: £247,133 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 11.1%

10y growth -3.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North Hertfordshire. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 6%

5y (index) 4.1%

10y (index) 10.9%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,286/mo

Realistic £1,429/mo

Optimistic £1,572/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → North Hertfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Stevenage & North Herts: £773/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View SG4 0JG

Address

Sharps Way

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Finch & Garter	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Hitchin Station	0.1 miles
Shop	Tesco Express	0.2 miles
Train station	Hitchin	0.2 miles
Train station	Letchworth Garden City	2.3 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire : Putteridge Bury Campus	5.7 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire	7.2 miles
Hospital	Widecombe Nursing Home	7.5 miles
Hospital	Unknown	7.8 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	62
Anti-social behaviour	59
Shoplifting	18
Public order	15
Other theft	13
Vehicle crime	12
Drugs	9
Burglary	5
Criminal damage and arson	3
Possession of weapons	2
Robbery	2
Theft from the person	2
Bicycle theft	1
Other crime	1
Total incidents	204

Within 1 mile during Jul 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
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 11 Nov 2018
Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 8 Jun 2011
Hitchin Girls' School	Secondary	0.6 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
William Ransom Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Outstanding — 9 Jan 2015
York Road Nursery School	Nursery	0.6 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
1 Bed Flat, Sharps Court, SG4	£1,150/mo	1	0.02 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Nightingale Road, SG5	£1,250/mo	1	0.27 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Trevor Road, SG4	£1,400/mo	1	0.29 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Grove Road, SG5	£1,000/mo	1	0.31 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Maisonette, Millstream Close, SG4	£850/mo	1	0.37 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Whinbush Road, SG5	£850/mo	1	0.4 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Nightingale Road, SG5	£500/mo	1	0.44 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Nightingale Road, SG5	£550/mo	1	0.44 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Park Gate, SG4	£1,250/mo	1	0.9 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £978/mo (9 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.53%

Max investor price (0.8%) £125,000

Target investor price (1%) £100,000

Gross yield 6.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 15.8×

Monthly cashflow £127/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 2.8%

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).