29 Elm Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6LE
About 29 Elm Close
29 Elm Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6LE). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
A recent sale: £370,000 in December 2024. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 107.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle, En bloc
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
29 Elm Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
29 Elm Close has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/19/1001/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
29 Elm Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2013.
£367,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 12 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2024Most recent
£370,000
+124.2%over 11 years28 March 2013
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6LE: £390,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CM22 6LE
9 Elm Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6LE
Sold Mar 2025
£425,00011 Elm Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6LE
Sold Nov 2024
£385,0002 Elm Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6LE
Sold Jun 2022
£390,00028 Elm Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6LE
Sold Jun 2021
£405,00035 Elm Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6LE
Sold Apr 2021
£305,000
Everything we know about 29 Elm Close, 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 Elm Close homes
EPC Rating for 29 Elm Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,684
Street avg £3,353
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.1 km
Ridley Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB