9 Elm Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6LE
About 9 Elm Close
9 Elm Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6LE). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £425,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 98 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 18 EPCs). Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 92% 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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Front extension to garage and insertion of bay window to ground floor front elevation. Single storey rear extension. First floor side extension and rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/0906/04/FUL
- May 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor side extension and ground floor extension to garage
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/0579/04/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 Elm Close
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 9 Elm Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 23 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2025Most recent
£425,000
+177.8%over 22 years1 May 2002
£153,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6LE: £385,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CM22 6LE
29 Elm Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6LE
Sold Dec 2024
£370,00011 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 9 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
On years held, 9 Elm Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,337
Street avg £3,380
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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