Springmead, Canfield Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6ST

Springmead is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6ST). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 2013) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on b30d. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (167 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £780,000 sits 200% above the 2008 sale of £260,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 61.6% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.