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ARCHERS COURT, ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE SG5 1HB

2 beds 1 baths 689 sq ft Listed 17 Jul 2023 (-1156d)

£250,000

Reduced on 28 Oct 2025

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Property details

Tenure

LEASEHOLD (107 years remaining on lease)

Floor area

64 m²

Council tax band

C

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 2007-2011

Last sold

£334,950 Mar 2021

Price per m²

£3,906/m²

Local average

£268,043 (-6.7%)

Deprivation

Decile 9 (28,792 of 33,755)

Street crime

224 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

Key features

  • Two Bedrooms
  • Retirement Complex
  • Parking
  • Private Terrace
  • Walk to the High Street

Additional details

Heating
Central
Parking
Off street
Garden
Yes

Description

SUMMARY
A fabulous two bedroom ground floor retirement apartment with open plan living space and its own private outside space. Situated just a short walk from Hitchin High Street with lovely communal grounds and a large residents car park.


DESCRIPTION
A rarely available ground floor apartment in this highly sought after retirement development. Offering fabulous open plan living space, two good size bedrooms and a modern wet room. This property offers the rare benefit of a private terrace accessed directly from the lounge. The development also has a large residents car park.

Archers Court is a modern retirement development situated in a quiet location just a short walk from Hitchin High Street.

Agents Note
This property has an offer accepted subject to contract but is still currently available to view.

Communal Entrance 
Video phone entry.

Entrance Hall 
Door to front, storage cupboard and airing cupboard.

Open Plan Living Area 23' 7" x 11' 8" ( 7.19m x 3.56m )

Lounge Area 
Double glazed window to side aspect, TV and telephone points and electric heater. French doors leading to patio and double doors leading through to Bedroom Two/Dining Room.

Kitchen Area 
A fully fitted kitchen with a range of wall and base units, work surfaces with splashback tiling, one and a half bowl stainless steel sink and drainer, electric oven and hob with cooker hood over, space for fridge freezer and plumbing for washing machine.

Bedroom One 16' 9" into wardrobe x 8' 6" ( 5.11m into wardrobe x 2.59m )
Double glazed window to side aspect, fitted wardrobe, TV and telephone points and electric heater.

Bedroom Two / Dining Room 11' 1" x 8' 1" ( 3.38m x 2.46m )
Double glazed window to side aspect and electric heater.

Wet Room 
Fully tiled wet room with wash hand basin, shower, WC and electric heater.

Communal Gardens 
Patio area accessed from large lawned communal grounds.

Parking 
Large residents car park.


We currently hold lease details as displayed above, should you require further information please contact the branch. Please note additional fees could be incurred for items such as leasehold packs.



1. MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS - Intending purchasers will be asked to produce identification documentation at a later stage and we would ask for your co-operation in order that there will be no delay in agreeing the sale.
2: These particulars do not constitute part or all of an offer or contract.
3: The measurements indicated are supplied for guidance only and as such must be considered incorrect.
4: Potential buyers are advised to recheck the measurements before committing to any expense.
5: Connells has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures, fittings or services and it is the buyers interests to check the working condition of any appliances.
6: Connells has not sought to verify the legal title of the property and the buyers must obtain verification from their solicitor.

Listed by

Hitchin

Connells

Reference: 137470997

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 14/07/2023

Expiry date: 13/07/2033

Current heating cost: £510/year

Potential heating cost: £250/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £2,155

Recommendations

  • High heat retention storage heaters (£1,200 - £1,800)
  • Heat recovery system for mixer showers (£585 - £725)

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): ~2,186 m² (0.54 acres) (area is for the building, not the flat)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

EPC

EPC

Price history

Event Date Price % change
Listed for sale £250,000 -25.4%
Sold 09/03/2021 (5 years ago) £334,950

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
POPPY HOUSE 8 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EZ £285,000 06/01/2026 Flat
MAPLES COURT FLAT 18 BEDFORD ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HF £133,000 10/12/2025 Flat
MAPLES COURT FLAT 46 BEDFORD ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HF £150,000 21/11/2025 Flat
Same street ARCHERS COURT 18 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB £315,000 14/08/2024 Flat
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
MAPLES COURT FLAT 43 BEDFORD ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HF £140,000 11/08/2023 Flat
MAPLES COURT FLAT 44 BEDFORD ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HF £145,000 10/08/2023 Flat
MAPLES COURT FLAT 32 BEDFORD ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HF £265,000 30/06/2023 Flat
MAPLES COURT FLAT 9 BEDFORD ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HF £215,000 16/06/2023 Flat
Same street ARCHERS COURT 2 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB £265,000 09/06/2023 Flat
MAPLES COURT FLAT 19 BEDFORD ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HF £165,000 12/05/2023 Flat
Same street ARCHERS COURT 8 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB £337,500 29/03/2023 Flat
MAPLES COURT FLAT 35 BEDFORD ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HF £140,000 21/12/2022 Flat
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
HICCE HOUSE FLAT 7 BRAND STREET, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HX £351,500 20/07/2022 Flat
Same street ARCHERS COURT 5 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB £275,000 30/05/2022 Flat
LATCHMORE COURT 11 BRAND STREET, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HX £217,000 31/03/2022 Flat
POPPY HOUSE 2 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EZ £263,000 31/03/2022 Flat
MAPLES COURT FLAT 49 BEDFORD ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HF £285,000 21/02/2022 Flat
MAPLES COURT FLAT 54 BEDFORD ROAD, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HF £277,500 04/01/2022 Flat
Same street ARCHERS COURT 18 ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB £317,500 14/12/2021 Flat
POPPY HOUSE 3 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EZ £264,000 07/12/2021 Flat
POPPY HOUSE 11 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EZ £265,000 30/11/2021 Flat
POPPY HOUSE 10 PAYNES PARK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1EZ £270,000 26/11/2021 Flat
MANOR COURT, 26B APARTMENT 4 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1JW £400,000 22/11/2021 Flat
LATCHMORE COURT 10 BRAND STREET, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HX £265,000 27/10/2021 Flat
MANOR COURT, 26B APARTMENT 1 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1JW £635,000 22/10/2021 Flat
Same street THE LODGE ELMSIDE WALK, HITCHIN, NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1HB £615,000 24/09/2021 Detached

Street average: £320,000 (11 sales)

Area average: £256,550 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -4.3%
10y growth -11.6%

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 Peterborough: £698/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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 66
Violence and sexual offences 64
Shoplifting 20
Other theft 17
Public order 17
Drugs 10
Vehicle crime 9
Burglary 7
Criminal damage and arson 3
Possession of weapons 3
Theft from the person 3
Bicycle theft 2
Robbery 2
Other crime 1
Total incidents 224

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
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
2 Bed Maisonette, Old Park Road, SG5 £1,100/mo 2 0.15 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Brand Street, SG5 £1,600/mo 2 0.16 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Peppermint Road, SG5 £1,300/mo 2 0.26 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Tilehouse Street, SG5 £1,400/mo 2 0.3 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Ickleford Road, SG5 £1,475/mo 2 0.31 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Ickleford Road, SG5 £1,500/mo 2 0.32 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Ickleford Road, SG5 £1,600/mo 2 0.32 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Queen St, SG4 £1,375/mo 2 0.33 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Garrison Court, SG4 £1,450/mo 2 0.34 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Garrison Court, SG4 £1,300/mo 2 0.34 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Bungalow, Ninesprings Way, SG4 £1,900/mo 2 1.13 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,455/mo (11 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.58%
Max investor price (0.8%) £181,250
Target investor price (1%) £145,000
Gross yield 7%
Cost-to-rent ratio 14.4×
Monthly cashflow £295/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 4.9%
  • 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).