1 Constance Cottage, The Street, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6LY

1 Constance Cottage is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6LY). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2022 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (150 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £862,000 sits 136.2% above the 2017 sale of £365,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 26% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017.