What kind of home is 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY?

23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY?

23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY last sold for £335,000 in August 2006, around 20 years ago. Before that, it sold for £142,000 in December 1996, so prices have been rising over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 1996 and August 2006, 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY rose from £142,000 to £335,000, a change of £193,000. That works out to roughly +9.2% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY?

The current EPC rating for 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY?

23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (1,249 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM22 6BY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY use?

The latest EPC at 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY?

23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY in?

23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY sits in Bishop's Stortford. It falls within the CM22 postcode district in Essex.

Is 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 64% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY?

The closest primary school to 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY is Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (481m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Forest Hall School (2.6km).

What transport links are near 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY?

The closest bus stop to 23 Leigh Drive, CM22 6BY is Leigh Drive, 49m away. The nearest rail option is Elsenham Rail Station, 737m away.

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23 Leigh Drive, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BY

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

116 m²

1249 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Leigh Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Leigh Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 sits 77.6% above the 2006 sale of £335,000.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble, Detached

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

23 Leigh Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Leigh Drive, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Leigh Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£595,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£335,000

Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

30 August 2006Most recent
£335,000
+135.9%over 9 years
2 December 1996
£142,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6BY: £550,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CM22 6BY

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On the street

Versus other Leigh Drive homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 23 Leigh Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,888

Street avg £3,448

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Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 137 m²

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Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bishop's Stortford district page.

Full Bishop's Stortford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Leigh Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM22 6BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM22 6BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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