42 Crown Close, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NX
About 42 Crown Close
42 Crown Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7NX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sale on file: £370,000 in October 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 12.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 111% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
42 Crown Close has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2022Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension and garage conversion
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/1514/22
- Dec 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/2260/08
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
42 Crown Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 18 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2020Most recent
£370,000
+62.3%over 8 years23 August 2012
£228,000
-6.9%over 5 years28 June 2007
£245,000
+62.3%over 5 years13 June 2002
£151,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7NX: £360,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CM22 7NX
48 Crown Close, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NX
Sold Mar 2025
£360,00040 Crown Close, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NX
Sold Feb 2023
£399,95036 Crown Close, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NX
Sold Jan 2023
£377,50030 Crown Close, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NX
Sold Jun 2021
£320,00050 Crown Close, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NX
Sold May 2021
£345,000
Everything we know about 42 Crown 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 Crown Close homes
Price per m² for 42 Crown Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,286
Street avg £3,680
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Crown — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.3dB