The Haven, Carters Lane, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AQ
About The Haven
The Haven is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor.
At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (155 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold February 2021 for £780,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2016. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £919,000 is 17.8% above the 2021 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Haven ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Planning history
- Oct 2016Garage ConversionFullIn report
Proposed conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/2452/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Haven has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£919,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 23 years.
£780,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£780,000
+20.9%over 8 years19 July 2012
£645,000
+377.8%over 13 years8 January 1999
£135,000
+22.7%over 1 year10 September 1997
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6AQ: £690,000 (2025–2006).
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
£820,000Glebe 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
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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 The Haven lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,805
Street avg £5,857
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB