Detached

64 LARKSWAY

BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG

£480,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Clover Avenue	0.1 miles
Shop	Barnardo's	0.6 miles
Train station	Bishop's Stortford	1.3 miles
Hospital	Jacob's Neuro Centre	4.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

82 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£480,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£5,854/m²

Local average

£703,542 (60 sales)

Street crime

126 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 10/12/2025

Expiry date: 09/12/2035

Current heating cost: £868/year

Potential heating cost: £868/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,000

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

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Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	02/04/2026	£480,000	Detached	—	£480,000 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£480,000
listed	16/12/2025	£485,000
sold	01/01/2002	£234,000
sold	01/01/1998	£124,995

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
64 MARGUERITE WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4NE	£899,995	02/04/2026	Detached
30 SNOWDROP CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QE	£480,000	05/12/2025	Detached
2 THE BRAMBLES, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4PX	£632,000	03/12/2025	Detached
40 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG	£592,500	03/12/2025	Detached
45 MARGUERITE WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4NE	£650,000	29/08/2025	Detached
12 LARKSWAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG	£725,000	25/03/2025	Detached
11 FOXGLOVE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4PU	£490,000	21/02/2025	Detached
3 KESTREL GARDENS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4LU	£612,500	28/03/2024	Detached
26 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG	£520,000	16/08/2023	Detached
57 MARGUERITE WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4NE	£612,500	13/07/2023	Detached
6 MEADOWSWEET CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4PY	£630,000	10/07/2023	Detached
19 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG	£527,000	29/06/2023	Detached
12 KESTREL GARDENS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4LU	£590,000	09/06/2023	Detached
39 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG	£510,000	14/12/2022	Detached
26 SNOWDROP CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QE	£675,000	14/12/2022	Detached
9 LARKSWAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG	£560,000	09/12/2022	Detached
47 MARGUERITE WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4NE	£670,000	16/11/2022	Detached
1 LARKSWAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG	£640,000	15/11/2022	Detached
28 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG	£540,000	13/10/2022	Detached
1 LARKSWAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG	£660,000	30/09/2022	Detached

Area average: £610,825 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property).

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Blacksmith Close, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire	£659,995	4	Detached	0.43 mi

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 1.2%

10y growth 12.8%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): East Hertfordshire. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 4.6%

5y (index) 14.8%

10y (index) 26.6%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for East Hertfordshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,355/mo

Realistic £1,505/mo

Optimistic £1,656/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → East Hertfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Harlow & Stortford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Semi-Detached House, Castle Street, CM23	£1,180/mo	1	1 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Cricketfield Lane, CM23	£2,000/mo	2	1.01 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,590/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.33%

Max investor price (0.8%) £198,750

Target investor price (1%) £159,000

Gross yield 4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 25.2×

Monthly cashflow £-484/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -4.2%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	41
Violence and sexual offences	35
Other theft	13
Vehicle crime	11
Shoplifting	10
Criminal damage and arson	6
Public order	4
Drugs	2
Burglary	1
Other crime	1
Robbery	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	126

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Hillmead Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 15 Jun 2018
Manor Fields Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 10 May 2022
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 1 Feb 2023
Bishop's Stortford College	Other	0.6 miles	— (No rating)
St Mary's Catholic School	Secondary	0.8 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))

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# 64 LARKSWAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG

## Property details

- Slug: `bf4e3f7` (address key hash: `bf4e3f74b6ba42467dc76bc2a99c65d322f46984`)
- Postcode: CM23 4DG
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 82 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £480,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £5,854/m²
- Local average: £703,542 (60 sales)
- Street crime: 126 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £480,000
- Date: 2026-04-02
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 09/12/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £868/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9504-3957-9202-6675-3200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-02 | £480,000 | Detached | — | £480,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-0511-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 64 LARKSWAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG | £480,000 | 02/04/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [170322881](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3eb3937)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £480,000 |
| listed | 2025-12-16 | £485,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £234,000 |
| sold | 1998-01-01 | £124,995 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 64 MARGUERITE WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4NE | £899,995 | 02/04/2026 | Detached |
| 30 SNOWDROP CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QE | £480,000 | 05/12/2025 | Detached |
| 2 THE BRAMBLES, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4PX | £632,000 | 03/12/2025 | Detached |
| 40 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG | £592,500 | 03/12/2025 | Detached |
| 45 MARGUERITE WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4NE | £650,000 | 29/08/2025 | Detached |
| 12 LARKSWAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG | £725,000 | 25/03/2025 | Detached |
| 11 FOXGLOVE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4PU | £490,000 | 21/02/2025 | Detached |
| 3 KESTREL GARDENS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4LU | £612,500 | 28/03/2024 | Detached |
| 26 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG | £520,000 | 16/08/2023 | Detached |
| 57 MARGUERITE WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4NE | £612,500 | 13/07/2023 | Detached |
| 6 MEADOWSWEET CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4PY | £630,000 | 10/07/2023 | Detached |
| 19 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG | £527,000 | 29/06/2023 | Detached |
| 12 KESTREL GARDENS, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4LU | £590,000 | 09/06/2023 | Detached |
| 39 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG | £510,000 | 14/12/2022 | Detached |
| 26 SNOWDROP CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QE | £675,000 | 14/12/2022 | Detached |
| 9 LARKSWAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG | £560,000 | 09/12/2022 | Detached |
| 47 MARGUERITE WAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4NE | £670,000 | 16/11/2022 | Detached |
| 1 LARKSWAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG | £640,000 | 15/11/2022 | Detached |
| 28 PRIMROSE CLOSE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4QG | £540,000 | 13/10/2022 | Detached |
| 1 LARKSWAY, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 4DG | £660,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £610,825 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property).*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Blacksmith Close, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0d92ddc) | £659,995 | 4 | Detached | 0.43 mi |

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 1.2%
- **10y growth:** 12.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for East Hertfordshire; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 26.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (East Hertfordshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,355/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,505/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,656/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Harlow & Stortford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Semi-Detached House, Castle Street, CM23 | £1,180/mo | 1 | 1 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Cricketfield Lane, CM23 | £2,000/mo | 2 | 1.01 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,590/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.33% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £198,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £159,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,590/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 25.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-484/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 41 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Other theft | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **126** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Hillmead Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 15 Jun 2018 |
| Manor Fields Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 10 May 2022 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 1 Feb 2023 |
| Bishop's Stortford College | Other | 0.6 miles | — (No rating) |
| St Mary's Catholic School | Secondary | 0.8 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |