242, Great Hivings
242, Great Hivings
Description & Estimates
242, Great Hivings, Chesham is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 839 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 242, Great Hivings, Chesham is £386,956 and its rental estimate is £1,843 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Great Hivings, Chesham, HP5 falls within the HP5 postal district.
Our Data Sources
242, Great Hivings, Chesham has a single entry in the Land Registry from January 2018 and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2017.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 242, Great Hivings, Chesham, we estimate a market value of £406,304 and a rental value of £1,936 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £359,869 and £1,714 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 242, Great Hivings, Chesham has seen its estimated sale value decline by £256 (0.1%) and its estimated rental value climb by £60 per month (3.3%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.7%.
Energy Efficiency
242, Great Hivings, Chesham has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of F. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 26 Sep 2017.
The property is connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using No system present: electric heaters assumed.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 242, Great Hivings, Chesham completed on 26th January 2018 at £325,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 29.8% over the period since January 2018.
- Sold Jan 2018£325,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 242, Great Hivings, Chesham have sold within a radius of 1.1 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 1st September 2025, was 12, Reynolds Walk, Chesham, HP5 2LL, a freehold house which sold for £320,000.
Read more about house prices in HP5.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 72 addresses on Great Hivings, Chesham, HP5, 242, Great Hivings, Chesham comes out as the 30th largest and the 39th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £132k less expensive than the average property across the HP5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 600mIvingswood Academy
- 1.4kmElmtree Infant and Nursery School
- 1.5kmNewtown School
- 1.7kmChiltern Hills Academy
- 2.2kmChesham Grammar School
- 5.0kmAshlyns School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 242, Great Hivings, Chesham, the nearest station is Chesham, 2.2 kilometres away.
- 2.2kmChesham
- 5.6kmAmersham
- 5.9kmBerkhamsted
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
