What kind of home is 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF?

17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF sell for?

17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF last sold for £284,000 in March 2023, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF?

The current EPC rating for 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in December 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF?

17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (581 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM22 6SF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF use?

The latest EPC at 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF?

17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF is in council tax band C.

Which area is 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF in?

17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF sits in Bishop's Stortford. It falls within the CM22 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF?

Police records around 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 64% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF?

The closest primary school to 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF is Roseacres Primary School (382m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF?

The closest bus stop to 17 Elm Close, CM22 6SF is The Four Ashes, 77m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Elm Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6SF

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

54 m²

581 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Elm Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Elm Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6SF). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.

At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 is 16.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£489/sq ft) was about 75.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £284,000 in March 2023.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Elm Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6SF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Elm Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Elm Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£330,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£284,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

17 March 2023Most recent
£284,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6SF: £391,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CM22 6SF

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On the street

Versus other Elm Close homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 17 Elm Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,259

Street avg £3,950

Above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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3 bed3 bath

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1 Alsa Leys, Elsenham

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1 Arcadia Villas, Dellows Lane, Ugley

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£556k

1 Batts Row, Ugley Green

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3 bed1 bath

£678k

1 Bassingbourn Lodge, The Street, Takeley

CM22 6LY

3 bed2 bath

1 Blossom Place, Henham

CM22 6BW

2 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bishop's Stortford district page.

Full Bishop's Stortford report

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM22 6SF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM22 6SF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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