Crown Cottage, Smiths Green, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6NS
About Crown Cottage
Crown Cottage is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6NS). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1080 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
14 years since the last transfer (July 2012). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 is 36.7% above the 2012 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Crown Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2007DemolitionFullIn report
Proposed erection of rear garden room. Demolition of exisitng conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1283/07/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 12 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
26 July 2012Most recent
£365,000
+55.3%over 8 years4 August 2003
£235,000
+76.7%over 2 years18 April 2001
£133,000
+18.8%over 6 months8 October 2000
£112,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CM22 6NS: £245,000 (2018–1996).
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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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Dunmow Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Roseacres Primary School. 2 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
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB