# 6 bedroom detached house for sale (CM21 9AG) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | THE OLD MANSE, FAIR GREEN, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE CM21 9AG | | Price | £1,250,000 | | Bathrooms | 2 | | Construction age | England and Wales: before 1900 | | Floor area | 269 m² | | Last sold | £1,275,000 Sep 2022 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** F - **Potential rating:** F - **Expiry date:** 19/01/2021 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting) - **Current heating cost:** £3,702/year ### Recommendations - G - O - T - U [View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8403-8008-3329-6326-4993) ## Description **LOCATION** **** The Old Manse is located on the historic 'Fair Green' in the very heart of Sawbridgeworth, a famous spot in the town, heaped with character and within a minutes walk to all of the amenities in the town. Sawbridgeworth is a small town with lots to offer and has a wide variety of shops, cafes, public houses, restaurants, independent business', local post office, doctors surgery, numerous Churches, sporting facilities, open fields and the River Stort. It is a very popular town for the brilliant schooling with 'Outstanding' and 'Good' rated schools in abundance of choice - further options include St Nicholas School, Felsted School, Haileybury College and Bishop's Stortford College. There is also the mainline train station within a short walk from the property which serves Tottenham Hale, London Liverpool Street (around 41 minutes), and Cambridge. Harlow Station is only 4.5 miles away with trains to London Liverpool Street from around 29 minutes. There is also great access to the M11 motorway with junction 8 and and junction 7 connecting with London, the M25, Cambridge and the Midlands. The nearby market town of Bishop's Stortford also offers a very large variety of amenities and a large shopping centre.  **PROPERTY** **DESCRIPTION** **** This beautiful, prestigious home is set within the very heart of the town on the Fair Green, dating back originally to the 18th century and oozing charm and character. This Grade II listed home has in excess of 3,000 sqft with a private, walled, West-facing garden with a very private feel and mature shrubs and trees decorating the boundary. There is also a garden cabin, currently used as a home office and numerous seating areas with the pergola area to the far corner and a large patio terrace off the main house. There is also an integral garage with an electric up and over door and parking along the road. The property opens to a large entrance hall through barn style doors with original, exposed wood flooring and wood beams. On the ground floor there are four large reception rooms, all of a good size and offering versatile living. To the left of the entrance hall is the room currently used as a study with dual aspect windows both looking out to Fair Green. To the right of the entrance hall is currently used as a dining room, again with exposed wood floors and a feature window looking through to the inner hall (which was originally the exterior window) and the window to the front of the house looking to the green. The dining room also flows round to the additional entrance hall which originally had use as an annexe entrance. This has access to the downstairs wc and leads through to the kitchen which has been renovated by the current owners with four ovens, integral dishwasher, integral washing machine, induction hob and space for an American style fridge-freezer. The kitchen has French doors leading to garden and also flows through to the snug, garden room with an exposed brick fireplace and functioning log burner as well as doors to the patio area. The largest of the four reception rooms is currently used as the sitting room which has an abundance of light with multiple windows and the French doors - there is also porcelain herringbone tiles and an open fireplace. The first floor is just as grand as the ground floor with six bedrooms in total - the principle bedroom is a very impressive size with windows over looking the large garden and the green, with a feature window which was originally an exterior window, and two fitted wardrobes. There are three bedrooms along the front of the house all looking directly over the Fair Green and each with the characteristic properties such as the beams decorated throughout the walls and the circular windows. There is a wet room off the landing which could also be used as an en-suite off the main bedroom as there are two sets of doors which can be locked. There is further storage on the landing and this leads round to two additional rooms (one looking to the garden and one to the green) and a bathroom - this section of the house was historically used as an annexe area with a separate stair case leading down to the secondary entrance hall. The property has some incredible features and is a real stand-alone home sitting on 0.15 of an acre in the very heart of the town within access to everything. An abundance of character, integral garage and beautiful, private walled garden with a wealth of mature shrubs and trees. - Powered by Mackay Bespoke -  **COUNCIL** **TAX** **Band G** 22/23 = £3,393.57 EPC Band F  ## Property Photos - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652072) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652073) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652074) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652075) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652076) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652077) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652078) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652079) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652080) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652081) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652082) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652083) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652084) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652085) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652086) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652087) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652088) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652089) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652090) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652091) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652092) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652093) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652094) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652095) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652096) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652097) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652098) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652099) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/96597526/1652100) ## Floorplans - ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/96597526/1652101) - Floorplan 1 ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | THE OLD MANSE FAIR GREEN, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9AG | £1,275,000 | 21/09/2022 | Semi-detached | | THE OLD MANSE FAIR GREEN, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9AG | £710,000 | 20/01/2012 | Semi-detached | ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 121 SHEERING MILL LANE, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9ND | £600,000 | 21/10/2022 | Detached | | 8 CHURCH CRESCENT, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9BH | £470,000 | 28/06/2022 | Detached | | 2 ROWAN WALK, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9EF | £875,000 | 26/04/2022 | Detached | | FAIR GREEN HOUSE VANTORTS ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9AJ | £2,400,000 | 06/04/2022 | Detached | | EDEN HOUSE, 21A KNIGHT STREET, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9AT | £1,000,000 | 16/02/2022 | Detached | | 6 VANTORTS ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9NA | £962,500 | 12/11/2021 | Detached | | TREGONNA HOUSE, 21 KNIGHT STREET, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM21 9AT | £1,000,000 | 27/09/2021 | Detached | **Area average:** £1,043,929 (7 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £712,200 (10 Detached, CM21, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +75.5% ## 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 Cambridge (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* ## Rental Comparables *Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.* | Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on | |------|------|------|------|------| | 2 Bed Flat, London Road, CM21 | £1,550/mo | 2 | 0.19 miles | OpenRent | | 2 Bed Penthouse, Station Road, CM21 | £1,350/mo | 2 | 0.22 miles | OpenRent | | 4 Bed Detached House, Station Road, CM21 | £3,300/mo | 4 | 0.22 miles | OpenRent | | 2 Bed Flat, London Road, CM21 | £1,300/mo | 2 | 0.24 miles | OpenRent | | 2 Bed Flat, Lawrence Moorings, CM21 | £1,425/mo | 2 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent | | 3 Bed Maisonette, Hazel Gardens, CM21 | £1,750/mo | 3 | 0.44 miles | OpenRent | | 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Sheering Mill Lane, CM21 | £1,700/mo | 3 | 0.46 miles | OpenRent | | 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Sheering Lower Road, CM21 | £1,600/mo | 3 | 0.48 miles | OpenRent | | 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Harlow Road, CM21 | £1,950/mo | 2 | 1.17 miles | OpenRent | **Average rent: £1,769/mo (9 listings)** ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.13% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £200,000 - **Target investor price (1%):** £160,000 *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 £1,600/mo).* - **Gross yield:** 1.5% - **Cost-to-rent:** 65.1× - **Monthly cashflow:** £-3,508/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term) - **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -11.6% *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).* ## Price per Square Metre - **£/m²:** £4,647/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** -0.3% - **10y growth:** 42.5% ## 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% ## 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)