Elsenham Hall, The Old Kitchens, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DP

Elsenham Hall is a mid-terrace house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6DP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 261.5% above the 1996 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 67.9% below the postcode norm. At 78 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 13 EPCs).