1 Old House Villas, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU
About 1 Old House Villas
1 Old House Villas is a semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6PU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. 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.
Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 is 61.8% below the 2024 sale of £835,800, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,176/sq ft) was about 225.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £835,800 in August 2024.
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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
Planning history
1 Old House Villas has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2012PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of part two storey and part single storey extension to the rear and front porch
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1173/12/FUL
- Oct 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed two storey side and single rear extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1621/11/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Old House Villas was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£835,800
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 August 2024Most recent
£835,800
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6PU: £380,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CM22 6PU
Lynton, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU
Sold Dec 2024
£413,500Stansted Courtyard, Unit 8, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU
Sold Jul 2024
£660,000Fairview, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU
Sold Aug 2023
£370,0006 Old House Villas, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU
Sold Sept 2022
£380,000Stansted Courtyard, Unit 1, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU
Sold Aug 2021
£56,808
Everything we know about 1 Old House Villas, 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
1 Old House Villas outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£12,664
Street avg £4,298
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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