20 Garnetts, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6RJ

20 Garnetts is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 40.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 33.6% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (August 2016).