23 Chestnut Way, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6RW

23 Chestnut Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6RW). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since May 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 103 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 20 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 37% above the 2007 sale price.