The Cedars, Carters Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AQ
About The Cedars
The Cedars is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 55.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £820,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Cedars's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2006OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of garden store and summer house for studio use
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1308/06/FUL
- Sept 2005PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension replacing single storey garage and utility room. Pitched roof to front porch and external alterations
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1032/05/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Cedars was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£826,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 16 years.
£820,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2021Most recent
£820,000
+173.2%over 16 years28 June 2005
£300,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6AQ: £690,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in CM22 6AQ
1 Carters Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AQ
Sold Mar 2025
£710,000The 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 The Cedars, 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
EPC Rating for The Cedars runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,852
Street avg £5,508
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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