According to the public record, Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin is a modern leasehold apartment with 871 ft2 of internal area.
Apartments of this size in this area normally have 2 bedrooms with a balcony.
The apartment is in Church View, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, SG5.
Portmill Lane, Hitchin, SG5 is located in the borough of North Hertfordshire within the SG5 postal district.
Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin has a single entry in the Land Registry database from November 2016 and a single entry in the EPC database dated July 2016.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
Based on public information available, and assuming the property is in reasonable condition, we estimate the current sale value for Apartment 4 Church View Hitchin as £471,634 and the rental value as £1,815 per month giving an expected gross yield of 4.6%.
Over the last 12 months the sale value of Apartment 4 Church View Hitchin has increased by £1,215 (0.3%) and its rental value has increased by £101 per month (5.6%).
Decorative condition can have a big effect on a property's value and this effect varies depending on the type, size and location of the property.
If Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin is in very good condition we estimate a sale value of £495,216 and rental value of £1,906 per month.
However, if the property needs a lot of cosmetic work we estimate a sale value of £438,620 and a rental value of £1,688 per month.
If you were able to purchase this property for the estimated value of £471,634, and assuming a 25 year repayment term, a 15% deposit and a fixed rate of 4.89%, your monthly repayments would be £2,318 per month.
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According to HM Land Registry, Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin was last sold on 04 Nov 2016 for £375,000 and was recorded as a leasehold flat.
The property has only had this single sale since 1995.
Since Nov 2016, the market for similar properties has risen 5.8%
According to The Letting Quarter , Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin was let once since 2021 with the latest being in Sep 2024 for an undisclosed price.
According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 3 sales of properties similar to Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin within a radius of 480 metres over the last 2 years.
The most recent example is Apartment 10, Church View, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, SG5 1EU, a Leasehold flat which sold for £550,000 in Feb 2022.
Read more about house prices in SG5.
*Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Portmill Lane, Hitchin, SG5 has a total of 27 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin is the 13th largest and the 13th most expensive property on the street.
When compared to the postcode district it is £44k more expensive than the average property in SG5.
Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 21 Jul 2016.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using a boiler with both radiators and underfloor heating.
The closest station to Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin is Hitchin station which is 1.0 kilometres away.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin, 54.4% of property is privately rented and 22.6% is privately owned outright.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin, 9.7% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 50.4% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin, the average age was 42.8 and the most common age was 47.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin, 1.3% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around Apartment 4, Church View, Hitchin, there are an average of 0.8 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.