1 Carters Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AQ
About 1 Carters Lane
1 Carters Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 49.9% below the 2025 sale of £710,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£785/sq ft) was about 173.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (164 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £710,000 — fresh data. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Carters Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2025ConversionOutlineIn report
Conversion and alteration of existing houses to form single dwelling
- Agent
- Decade Three Associates
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/0849/CLP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Carters Lane
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£710,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 2025Most recent
£710,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6AQ: £690,000 (2021–2012).
Nearby sales in CM22 6AQ
The Cedars, Carters Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AQ
Sold Dec 2021
£820,000The Haven, Carters Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AQ
Sold Feb 2021
£780,000Glebe Side Cottage, Carters Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AQ
Sold Sept 2017
£690,000Orchard House, Carters Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AQ
Sold Oct 2015
£640,000The White Cottage, Carters Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AQ
Sold Jul 1997
£257,000
Everything we know about 1 Carters Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Carters Lane homes
Price per m² for 1 Carters Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,452
Street avg £4,308
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Carters Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB