5, Sylvester Close
5, Sylvester Close
Description & Estimates
5, Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 1,205 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 265 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 5, Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford is £516,961 and its rental estimate is £2,132 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 falls within the CM23 postal district, in the borough of East Hertfordshire.
Our Data Sources
5, Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford has a single entry in the Land Registry from September 2020 and a single entry in the EPC database dated November 2020.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 5, Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford, we estimate a market value of £542,809 and a rental value of £2,238 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £480,774 and £1,982 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 5, Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford has seen its estimated sale value decline by £17,551 (3.4%) and its estimated rental value climb by £53 per month (2.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.9%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 5, Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford as measuring 265 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where 3 of the 6 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
5, Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 03 Nov 2020.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 5, Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford completed on 30th September 2020 at £493,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 11.1% over the period since September 2020.
- Sold Sep 2020£493,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 5, Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford have sold within a radius of 770 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 28th March 2025, was 28, Franklin Street, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2GN, a freehold house which sold for £565,000.
Read more about house prices in CM23.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 6 addresses on Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford, CM23, 5, Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford comes out as the 3rd largest and the 3rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £43k more expensive than the average property across the CM23 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mAvanti Brook Primary School
- 700mNorthgate Primary School
- 800mHillmead Primary School
- 1.2kmSt Mary's Catholic School
- 1.2kmAvanti Grange Secondary School
- 2.3kmHockerill Anglo-European College
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Public Transport Nearby
From 5, Sylvester Close, Bishop's Stortford, the nearest station is Bishops Stortford, 2.1 kilometres away.
- 2.1kmBishops Stortford
- 5.0kmStansted Mountfitchet
- 7.1kmSawbridgeworth
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
