Sold STC Semi-detached

42 WARWICK ROAD

BISHOP'S STORTFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE CM23 5NW

4 beds 2 baths 2,239 sq ft Listed 12 Jun 2024 (-738d)

£975,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

208 m²

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£1,010,595 Oct 2024

Price per m²

£4,688/m²

Local average

£526,310 (+85.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 9 (28,496 of 33,755)

Street crime

198 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Highly Sought After Location
  • Great for Schooling & Station
  • South Facing Garden
  • Garage & Parking
  • 4 Bedroom Edwardian Home
  • Owner Found & Ready to Move

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

Folio: 15377 A four bedroom Edwardian family home in this highly sought after location, ideal for schooling and commuting being less than a five minute walk to Bishop’s Stortford’s mainline train station serving London Liverpool Street and Cambridge. Warwick Road is a tree lined sought after avenue, walking distance to Bishop’s Stortford’s excellent array of shops for all your day-to-day needs, schooling and recreational facilities. There is easy access to both the river Stort navigation, providing some fantastic walks and the M11, leading to M25 access points.
Situated just a stone’s throw from Herts and Essex school, the property offers a south facing garden, garage & parking, 4 bedrooms over 3 floors, 2 reception rooms, quality fitted kitchen, period features including fireplaces and double glazed sash windows. The owners have found and are ready to move.

Listed by

Sawbridgeworth

Wright & Co

Reference: 149032628

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 11/06/2024

Expiry date: 10/06/2034

Est. upgrade cost to C: £12,000

Recommendations

  • Room-in-roof insulation (£1,500 - £2,700)
  • Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #410012

Property Details

Street: 42 Warwick Road

Town: BISHOP'S STORTFORD

Postcode: CM23 5NW

Installation Details

Items: 1 window and 2 doors

Certificate Issued: 14/02/2003

Work Completed: 06/01/2003

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

FENSA Certificate #189728

Property Details

Street: 42 Warwick Road

Town: BISHOP'S STORTFORD

Postcode: CM23 5NW

Installation Details

Items: 11 windows

Certificate Issued: 13/11/2002

Work Completed: 23/09/2002

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 18/10/2024 (1 year ago) £1,010,595 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
24 GRANGE ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NQ £685,000 28/03/2025 Semi-detached
Same street 46 WARWICK ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NW £925,000 30/08/2024 Semi-detached
Same street 60A WARWICK ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NW £1,185,000 16/08/2024 Detached
Same street 44 WARWICK ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NW £739,500 19/07/2024 Semi-detached
Same street 54 WARWICK ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NW £1,012,000 13/02/2024 Semi-detached
Same street 64 WARWICK ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NW £1,187,500 07/12/2023 Detached
Same street 36 WARWICK ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NW £996,000 31/10/2023 Detached
17 MANOR ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5HU £692,687 13/10/2023 Semi-detached
9 HILLSIDE AVENUE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5HS £810,000 30/06/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 48 WARWICK ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NW £810,000 29/06/2023 Semi-detached
182 DUNMOW ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5HW £305,000 24/03/2023 Semi-detached
17 WARWICK ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NH £901,000 18/11/2022 Semi-detached
31 STORTFORD HALL PARK, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5AJ £500,000 31/10/2022 Semi-detached
9 MANOR ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5HU £630,000 24/10/2022 Semi-detached
7 HILLSIDE AVENUE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5HS £734,720 20/10/2022 Semi-detached
28 EAST ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5JG £440,000 03/10/2022 Semi-detached
143 DUNMOW ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5HQ £470,000 12/09/2022 Semi-detached
25 MANOR ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5HU £646,000 01/09/2022 Semi-detached
15 STORTFORD HALL PARK, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5AJ £430,000 24/08/2022 Semi-detached
52 GRANGE ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NQ £1,012,500 29/07/2022 Semi-detached
21 MANOR ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5HU £606,000 01/07/2022 Semi-detached
13 GRANGE ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NG £935,000 16/06/2022 Semi-detached
142 DUNMOW ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5HN £460,000 15/06/2022 Semi-detached
112 DUNMOW ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5HN £550,000 05/05/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 38 WARWICK ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NW £885,000 25/04/2022 Semi-detached
17 GRANGE ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5NG £795,000 20/04/2022 Semi-detached
15 WAYLETTS DRIVE, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5JE £466,000 09/02/2022 Semi-detached
106 DUNMOW ROAD, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, EAST HERTFORDSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE, CM23 5HN £465,000 04/02/2022 Semi-detached

Street average: £967,500 (8 sales)

Area average: £626,695 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 4.8%
10y growth 14%

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

1y (index) 6.8%
5y (index) 15.7%
10y (index) 33.3%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,350/mo
Realistic £1,500/mo
Optimistic £1,650/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → East Hertfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Harlow & Stortford: £1,371/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View CM23 5NW

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Herts & Essex Hospital Grounds 0.1 miles
Bus stop Anglo European College 0.2 miles
Shop Prestige Dry Cleaners 0.2 miles
Shop Spar 0.2 miles
Train station Bishop's Stortford 0.4 miles
Train station Stansted Mountfitchet 2.6 miles
Hospital Jacob's Neuro Centre 4.4 miles
Hospital Saffron Walden Community Hospital (no A&E) 11.4 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 65
Anti-social behaviour 43
Shoplifting 34
Vehicle crime 12
Burglary 11
Criminal damage and arson 11
Other theft 8
Public order 4
Drugs 3
Theft from the person 3
Bicycle theft 2
Possession of weapons 1
Robbery 1
Total incidents 198

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College Secondary 0.1 miles Outstanding — 14 Jan 2024
Thorn Grove Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 9 Jun 2019
Hockerill Anglo-European College Secondary 0.3 miles Good — 19 Apr 2023
Summercroft Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 12 Jan 2017
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford Primary 0.6 miles Good — 9 Jun 2014

Rental Comparables

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.15%
Max investor price (0.8%) £187,500
Target investor price (1%) £150,000
  • 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).