Sunnyview, School Lane, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PJ
About Sunnyview
Sunnyview is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 30.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £563,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2017OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed erection of detached single garage.
- Agent
- Paul Mitchell & Co
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/3234/HHF
- Dec 2016Garage ConversionFullIn report
Demolition of porch, conversion of garage to habitable accommodation, alterations to doors and windows, retiling of roof and cladding of external walls (retrospective).
- Agent
- Paul Mitchell & Co
RetrospectiveExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/2209/HHF
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Sunnyview
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£577,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 5 years.
£563,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2022Most recent
£563,000
+21.1%over 4 years20 July 2017
£465,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6PJ: £430,000 (2022–2021).
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Sold Jun 2021
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Sold Feb 2021
£430,0004 Cricket View, School Lane, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PJ
Sold Feb 2021
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£425,000
Everything we know about Sunnyview, 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 School Lane homes
Price per m² for Sunnyview runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,540
Street avg £3,565
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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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
0.2 km
School Lane — bus stop.
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
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB