Sycamore Lodge, High Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DD
About Sycamore Lodge
Sycamore Lodge is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6DD). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 173 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 14 EPCs). Last sold in August 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £676,000 is 25.2% above the 2015 sale price.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Sycamore Lodge's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Sycamore Lodge is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 no. Sycamore Tree - remove major deadwood over highway as instructed by ECC Arboricultural Team
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/3295/TPO
- Aug 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Prune 2 branches of 1 no. Sycamore Tree which overhang school access road
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/14/2394/TPO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Sycamore Lodge
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Sycamore Lodge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£676,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 13 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2015Most recent
£540,000
+21.3%over 8 years30 July 2007
£445,000
+53.4%over 5 years24 July 2002
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6DD: £410,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CM22 6DD
The Villa, High Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DD
Sold Apr 2023
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Sold Sept 2020
£350,000Nurses Bungalow, High Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DD
Sold Jul 2019
£410,0001 Barker Row, High Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DD
Sold May 2018
£450,0002 Barker Row, High Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DD
Sold Jun 2017
£490,000
Everything we know about Sycamore Lodge, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other High Street homes
Floor Area for Sycamore Lodge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,121
Street avg £3,386
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Crown — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB