12 Elm Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6SF
About 12 Elm Close
12 Elm Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6SF). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 89.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 24.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 16 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Elm Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 12 Elm Close
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 December 2022Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6SF: £391,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CM22 6SF
22 Elm Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6SF
Sold May 2025
£340,00015 Elm Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6SF
Sold Feb 2025
£415,0004 Elm Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6SF
Sold Nov 2024
£391,00017 Elm Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6SF
Sold Mar 2023
£284,0008 Elm Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6SF
Sold Dec 2021
£413,000
Everything we know about 12 Elm Close, 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 Elm Close homes
12 Elm Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,692
Street avg £3,911
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Four Ashes — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Roseacres Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB