1 Bridgefoot Cottage, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU
About 1 Bridgefoot Cottage
1 Bridgefoot Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6PU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Bridgefoot Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2012AnnexFullIn report
Demolition of existing cattery and erection of proposed replacement cattery. Retrospective change of use of of extension to bed and breakfast accomodation. conversion of annexe to bed and breakfast accomodation. Improvements to exisitng access and visibility splays.
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1177/12/FUL
- Nov 2011AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Demolition of existing cattery building. Erection of two storey side extension to existing bed & breakfast accommodation. Retrospective change of use of existing extension to create 3 no. bed & breakfast rooms. Change of use of existing garage and residential annexe to create 7 no. bed & breakfast rooms. Improvements to existing access and visibility splays
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1991/11/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Bridgefoot Cottage
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
1 Bridgefoot Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6PU: £413,500 (2024–2022).
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£835,800Stansted Courtyard, Unit 8, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU
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£660,000Fairview, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU
Sold Aug 2023
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£380,000
Everything we know about 1 Bridgefoot Cottage, 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 Parsonage Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 1 Bridgefoot Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Parsonage Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Roseacres Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB