6 Elm Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6SF
About 6 Elm Close
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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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageIntegral
Building
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 May 2022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
Planning history
6 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 6 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£510,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 22 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
29 July 2021Most recent
£470,000
+58.8%over 9 years20 June 2012
£295,995
+136.8%over 13 years6 May 1999
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6SF: £370,000 (2025–2022).
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
£284,00012 Elm Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6SF
Sold Dec 2022
£370,000
Everything we know about 6 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
6 Elm Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,123
Street avg £4,054
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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