55 Vernon Close, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AF

55 Vernon Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6AF). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 sits 52.7% above the 2015 sale of £330,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 29.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (December 2015).