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

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 6 Elm Close

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

6 Elm Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6SF). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £470,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageIntegral

Building

  • ConciergeYes
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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 May 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

6 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£510,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£470,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 July 2021Most recent

    £470,000

    +58.8%over 9 years
  2. 20 June 2012

    £295,995

    +136.8%over 13 years
  3. 6 May 1999

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6SF: £370,000 (2025–2022).

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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.

6 Elm Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,123

Street avg £4,054

On par

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Below
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.

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.

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 road noise heatmap for CM22 6SF

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 6 Elm Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6SF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.