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2 bed flat for sale Orchard Lea, High Wych, CM21

OIRO

£220,000

Added on 29/09/2026

Retirement home

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Tenure: Leasehold; 91 years left(from the agent's description)

Service charge £17,472 a year Council tax Band D £2,455 a year

* From the agent's description. Check it with them before you rely on it.

Key features

For the Over 55’s
Two Bedrooms
Scenic Surroundings
Modern Shower Room
Adjacent to Rivers Hospital
24hr Call Facility

About this property

Communal Corridor

Carpeted communal corridor with stairs and lift rising to the first floor carpeted landing, leading to:

Front Door

Solid wooden door leading through into:

Spacious Entrance Hall

With a fitted carpet, thermostat control to wall, access to loft, large airing cupboard housing a lagged copper cylinder, shelving, consumer unit and meter boxes.

Council tax

Band D £2,455 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,637
Band B

£1,909
Band C

£2,182
Band D

This home: £2,455
Band E

£3,000
Band F

£3,546
Band G

£4,091
Band H

£4,910

This home is in band D, which costs £2,455 a year in East Hertfordshire for 2026/27. The band is from the agent's description, so check it before you rely on it.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across East Hertfordshire, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Location

Orchard Lea, High Wych, CM21

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £220,000

£110k £330k

Deposit10% £22,000

£0 £220k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £198,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £44,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
11, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jul 2026	495 sq ft £394/sq ft	495 sq ft	£394	£195,000
9, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	May 2026	517 sq ft £285/sq ft	517 sq ft	£285	£147,000
20, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Oct 2025	495 sq ft £323/sq ft	495 sq ft	£323	£160,000
10, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2025	603 sq ft £415/sq ft	603 sq ft	£415	£250,000
8, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Feb 2025	452 sq ft £498/sq ft	452 sq ft	£498	£225,000
12, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jun 2024	484 sq ft £454/sq ft	484 sq ft	£454	£220,000
5, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jun 2024	517 sq ft £455/sq ft	517 sq ft	£455	£235,000
15, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	May 2023	441 sq ft £499/sq ft	441 sq ft	£499	£220,000