Orchard House, Carters Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AQ
About Orchard House
Orchard House is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £791,000 is 23.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 35.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at Orchard House
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Orchard House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2025ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 3 (materials) attached to UTT/24/0859/HHF.
- Agent
- FAL
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/2917/DOC
- May 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed floor rear extension, conversion and extension of existing store to form garden studio and fenestration and cladding alterations.
- Agent
- FAL
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/24/0859/HHF
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Orchard House
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
Orchard House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£791,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 14 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2015Most recent
£640,000
+37.9%over 8 years15 October 2006
£464,000
+62.2%over 5 years21 June 2001
£286,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6AQ: £710,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in CM22 6AQ
1 Carters Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AQ
Sold Mar 2025
£710,000The 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
£690,000The White Cottage, Carters Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AQ
Sold Jul 1997
£257,000
Everything we know about Orchard House, 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
Orchard House outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,267
Street avg £5,703
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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