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2 bed property for sale Orchard Lea, Sawbridgeworth, CM21

Offers in Excess of

£300,000

Added on 29/09/2026

Retirement home

Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £422 per sq ft
Tenure: Leasehold; 91 years left(from the agent's description)

Service charge £17,472 a year Council tax Band E £3,000 a year

* From the agent's description. Check it with them before you rely on it.

Key features

2 Bedroom Bungalow
For the Over 55's
Driveway & Garage
No Onward Chain
24hr Call Facility
Adjacent to Rivers Hospital

About this property

Front Door

Solid wooden front door, leading through into:

Spacious Entrance Hall

With engineered wooden flooring, access to loft, large cupboard housing an immersion cylinder and shelving, door giving access into:

Living Room

15' 0" x 11' 2" (4.57m x 3.40m) with a double glazed sliding door onto front garden, engineered wooden flooring, concertina folding doors leading into dining room/bedroom 2, door leading through into:

Floorplan

Council tax

Band E £3,000 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,637
Band B

£1,909
Band C

£2,182
Band D

£2,455
Band E

This home: £3,000
Band F

£3,546
Band G

£4,091
Band H

£4,910

This home is in band E, which costs £3,000 a year in East Hertfordshire for 2026/27. The band is from the agent's description, so check it before you rely on it.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across East Hertfordshire, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£422 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£457 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£359 / sq ft

£422 / sq ft

£579 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£422 per sq ft, below the middle of recent sales in CM21 (£359–£579, 10th–90th percentile, 353 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 353 homes sold in CM21 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in CM21 →

Location

Orchard Lea, Sawbridgeworth, CM21

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £300,000

£150k £450k

Deposit10% £30,000

£0 £300k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £270,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £60,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
11, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jul 2026	495 sq ft £394/sq ft	495 sq ft	£394	£195,000
9, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	May 2026	517 sq ft £285/sq ft	517 sq ft	£285	£147,000
20, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Oct 2025	495 sq ft £323/sq ft	495 sq ft	£323	£160,000
10, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2025	603 sq ft £415/sq ft	603 sq ft	£415	£250,000
8, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Feb 2025	452 sq ft £498/sq ft	452 sq ft	£498	£225,000
12, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jun 2024	484 sq ft £454/sq ft	484 sq ft	£454	£220,000
5, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jun 2024	517 sq ft £455/sq ft	517 sq ft	£455	£235,000
15, Orchard Lea Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	May 2023	441 sq ft £499/sq ft	441 sq ft	£499	£220,000