What kind of home is 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ?

3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house, listed for its heritage value.

When did 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ last change hands?

3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ last sold for £340,000 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £289,000 in July 2015, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ?

Across 2 sales between July 2015 and July 2021, 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ rose from £289,000 to £340,000, a change of £51,000. That works out to roughly +2.7% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ?

The current EPC rating for 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ?

3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM22 6AJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ use?

The latest EPC at 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ have?

3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and single-storey rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ?

3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ in?

3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ sits in Bishop's Stortford. It falls within the CM22 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ?

Police records around 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 64% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ?

The closest primary school to 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ is Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School (521m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ?

The closest bus stop to 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, CM22 6AJ is The Chase, 17m away. The nearest rail option is Elsenham Rail Station, 2.0km away.

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3 Church Cottages, Church Street, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AJ

Listed building6 planning records

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 3 Church Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Church Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 73 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 is 12.4% above the 2021 sale price. Sold July 2021 for £340,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Listed buildingYes
Underfloor heatingYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Church Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

8.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Church Cottages, Church Street, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Church Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

Sept 2022
Conditions
In report
Application to discharge conditions 2 (windows/door details) and 3 (materials) attached to UTT/22/1381/LB
Agent
Ian Abrams Architect Limited
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
UTT/22/2107/DOC
View planning record
Jul 2022
ExtensionHeritage
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension and new window in an existing bathroom.
Agent
Ian Abrams Architect Limited
Documents
12 docs on file
Reference
UTT/22/1381/LB
View planning record

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£382,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£340,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

14 July 2021Most recent
£340,000
+17.6%over 6 years
14 July 2015
£289,000

Median price across the last 1 sales in CM22 6AJ: £650,000 (2016–2016).

Nearby sales in CM22 6AJ

The Manse, Church Street, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AJ
Sold Jul 2016
£650,000

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On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 3 Church Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

36 (F)

Street avg 57 (D)

Below

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.8 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bishop's Stortford district page.

Full Bishop's Stortford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

The Chase — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM22 6AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM22 6AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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