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4 bed house for sale Forge Cottage, St. Ippolyts, SG4

Asking Price

£1,150,000

Added on 09/10/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 4
Size: £447 per sq ft
Tenure: Ask agent

Key features

Four double bedroom detached character house
Four reception areas and cellar
Four bathrooms and cloakroom
Open plan fully fitted kitchen/breakfast room
Detached Old Forge building
Set in a quarter of an acre plot
Off road parking and behind gates parking
No chain and Sale Ready Legal Pack

About this property

An 18th century four-bedroom detached house with many character features which was extended and upgraded in 2019. It is set in a plot of approximately 0.25 acre and includes a detached brick-built outbuilding originally used as the forge. Forge Cottage was originally built in the 1700s and the character of the house is exemplified by the original bellows mounted on the exposed brick work in the hall, the cast iron fireplaces and exposed oak beams throughout.

Floorplan

Council tax

Ask agent

Per year

Band A

£1,632
Band B

£1,904
Band C

£2,176
Band D

£2,449
Band E

£2,993
Band F

£3,537
Band G

£4,081
Band H

£4,897

The agent hasn't said which band this home is in; you can look it up on GOV.UK. In North Hertfordshire, 2026/27 bills run from £1,632 a year in band A to £4,897 in band H.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across North 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.

Price guide

This home

£447 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£503 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£372 / sq ft

£447 / sq ft

£643 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£447 per sq ft, below the middle of recent sales in SG4 (£372–£643, 10th–90th percentile, 938 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 938 homes sold in SG4 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in SG4 →

Location

Forge Cottage, St. Ippolyts, SG4

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £1,150,000

£570k £1.7m

Deposit10% £115,000

£0 £1.2m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £1,035,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £230,000 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
Little Almshoe House Detached	Detached	Nov 2024	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,500,000
Forge Cottage Detached	Detached	Feb 2020	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,025,000
Forge Cottage Detached	Detached	Jan 2015	n/a	n/a	n/a	£745,000
Little Almshoe Cottage Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Dec 2011	n/a	n/a	n/a	£345,000
Forge Cottage Detached	Detached	Sept 1998	n/a	n/a	n/a	£307,500
The Cottage Detached	Detached	Oct 1997	n/a	n/a	n/a	£125,000
Forge Cottage Detached	Detached	Sept 1997	n/a	n/a	n/a	£155,000