7 Lankester Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6YB
About 7 Lankester Close
7 Lankester Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6YB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2017) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
At 89 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Lankester Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 Lankester 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
Latest sale on 7 Lankester Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 4 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2022Most recent
£470,000
+17.5%over 4 years28 September 2017
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6YB: £340,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CM22 6YB
5 Lankester Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6YB
Sold Dec 2023
£370,0003 Lankester Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6YB
Sold Jun 2021
£365,0004 Lankester Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6YB
Sold Oct 2017
£340,0002 Lankester Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6YB
Sold Jul 2017
£337,5001 Lankester Close, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6YB
Sold Jun 2017
£325,000
Everything we know about 7 Lankester 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 Lankester Close homes
Price per m² for 7 Lankester Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,281
Street avg £4,536
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 7 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Jenkins Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.1dB