1 South House Close, Sawbridgeworth Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7QU

1 South House Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7QU). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 sits 169.4% above the 2013 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 52.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 116 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 13 years since the last transfer (March 2013).