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

3 Elm Close is a semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6SF). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 594 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 102% above the 2009 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 20.2% below the postcode norm. At 55 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).