2 Old House Villas, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU
About 2 Old House Villas
2 Old House Villas is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6PU). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average.
At 84 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2009–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 sits 97.4% above the 2011 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 46.7% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
Energy performance
2 Old House Villas ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Old House Villas has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jul 2016OutbuildingFullIn report
Retrospective application for the erection of a summerhouse/shed in garden.
- Agent
- Terence C Burton MCIAT
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/1557/HHF
- Dec 2012RenovationFullIn report
Proposed dropped kerb and hardstanding.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/12/5083/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Old House Villas
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
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -8.0% per year over 2 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: -8.0% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2011Most recent
£190,000
-17.6%over 2 years21 April 2009
£230,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6PU: £413,500 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CM22 6PU
Lynton, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU
Sold Dec 2024
£413,5001 Old House Villas, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU
Sold Aug 2024
£835,800Stansted 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
£380,000
Everything we know about 2 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
On price per m², 2 Old House Villas runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,262
Street avg £6,378
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB