# 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

- ![Picture No. 02](/listings/photos/166660448/1273432) - Picture No. 02
- ![Picture No. 03](/listings/photos/166660448/1273433) - Picture No. 03
- ![Picture No. 04](/listings/photos/166660448/1273434) - Picture No. 04
- ![Picture No. 05](/listings/photos/166660448/1273435) - Picture No. 05
- ![Picture No. 08](/listings/photos/166660448/1273436) - Picture No. 08
- ![Picture No. 07](/listings/photos/166660448/1273437) - Picture No. 07

## 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)

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