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Hawthorn Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22

East of England

£450,000

Listed on 15/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
1281 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This four-bedroom detached house is set in a cul-de-sac in Takeley, within walking distance of village shops. The ground floor includes an entrance hall, a shower room and a separate dining room, alongside a spacious sitting room with windows on three sides and a fireplace, which requires testing. The fitted kitchen has upper and lower cabinets, space for appliances and access to the side of the property. Upstairs are four bedrooms, including a main bedroom with fitted wardrobes, and a family bathroom. The house offers scope for modernisation, giving a buyer the opportunity to update the existing accommodation to suit their requirements. Outside, the property has a single garage, driveway parking for two to three cars and a lawned front garden. The enclosed rear garden wraps around the house and includes lawn, mature trees and shrub borders, with access from both sides. Takeley has local shops, a post office, a primary school and sports fields. Bishop's Stortford is around four miles away, with further amenities and a mainline rail service to London; the M11 is approximately three miles from the village.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

69out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £450,000, this four-bedroom detached house is priced at £351 per sq ft, around 15% below the local average—a clear opportunity to acquire below the area benchmark. The C-grade score reflects that value and the house’s solid fundamentals, while its village setting in Takeley, cul-de-sac position, garage and driveway add practical appeal.

The visible rooms are usable but dated, giving scope for light cosmetic modernisation rather than a major overhaul. The functional kitchen, fireplace and established garden provide a good starting point; updating finishes and tidying the dense planting could make the home feel fresher and the outdoor space more usable. The renovation range is £5,000–£15,000.

Key opportunities

  • Modernise the dated kitchen and visible interior finishes through a light cosmetic refresh.
  • Prune the dense planting and improve the patchy lawn to make better use of the established rear garden.
  • Make use of the detached-house layout, garage and driveway parking in a quiet village cul-de-sac.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Hawthorn Close, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22
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Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£1,700
Based on a loan of £337,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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