Fairview, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU

Fairview is a two-bedroom detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6PU). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2023. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 64 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£537/sq ft) was about 58.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £370,000 in August 2023.