Apartment 2, 42
Apartment 2, 42
Description & Estimates
Apartment 2, 42, Bancroft, Hitchin appears in the public record as a leasehold apartment.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a modern apartment with 788 ft2 of internal area and a balcony.
Locally, apartments of this size normally have 2 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of Apartment 2, 42, Bancroft, Hitchin is £378,942 and its rental estimate is £1,724 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
42, Bancroft is a residential building on Bancroft, Hitchin, SG5 and falls within the SG5 postal district and the borough of North Hertfordshire.
Our Data Sources
Apartment 2, 42, Bancroft, Hitchin has a single entry in the Land Registry from January 2010 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high 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 Apartment 2, 42, Bancroft, Hitchin, we estimate a market value of £397,890 and a rental value of £1,810 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £352,416 and £1,604 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Apartment 2, 42, Bancroft, Hitchin has seen its estimated sale value drop by £7,860 (2.1%) and its estimated rental value rise by £17 per month (1.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.5%.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Apartment 2, 42, Bancroft, Hitchin completed on 21st January 2010 at £232,500 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a leasehold flat.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 67.0% over the period since January 2010.
- Sold Jan 2010£232,500
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Apartment 2, 42, Bancroft, Hitchin have sold within a radius of 500 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 18th December 2025, was Apartment 12, 42, Bancroft, Hitchin, SG5 1LA, a leasehold flat which sold for £370,000.
Read more about house prices in SG5.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Similar Properties Let Nearby
Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 3 lets of properties comparable to Apartment 2, 42, Bancroft, Hitchin, all within 500 metres.
The latest, in April 2025, was Apartment 3, Church View, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, SG5 1EU, a leasehold flat let by The Letting Quarter.
- Let agreed Apr 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed FlatChurch View, Portmill LaneApartment 3, Church View, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, SG5 1EU
- Let agreed Apr 2025£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed FlatHermitage Road5B, Hermitage Road, Hitchin, SG5 1LT
- Let agreed Sep 2024£ Undisclosed | 2 Bed FlatChurch View, Portmill LaneApartment 4, Church View, Portmill Lane, Hitchin, SG5 1EU
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Location Comparison
Of the 233 addresses on Bancroft, Hitchin, SG5, Apartment 2, 42, Bancroft, Hitchin comes out as the 67th largest and the 54th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £77k less expensive than the average property across the SG5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mWilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
- 700mSamuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School
- 700mHighbury Infant School and Nursery
- 100mHitchin Boys' School
- 600mHitchin Girls' School
- 1.3kmThe Priory School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Apartment 2, 42, Bancroft, Hitchin, the nearest station is Hitchin, 900 metres away.
- 900mHitchin
- 4.5kmLetchworth Garden City
- 7.3kmStevenage
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.
