# 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: 103 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 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 | — | £480,916 (to May 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 May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 25.7%

## 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 | 36 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **103** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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)) |