Lyric Cottage, Dunmow Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6SL

Lyric Cottage is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6SL). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Across 2011–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 19% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 sits 64.3% above the 2013 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 20.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.