Bell Cottage, High Street, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AR
About Bell Cottage
Bell Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6AR). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (221 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £295,000 in June 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 13.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 35.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
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Planning history
Bell Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Bell Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 23 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
30 June 2019Most recent
£295,000
+20.4%over 3 years11 November 2015
£245,000
+56.1%over 12 years15 September 2003
£157,000
+185.5%over 6 years24 October 1996
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6AR: £995,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CM22 6AR
The Bury, High Street, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AR
Sold Nov 2024
£1,275,000Bays Cottage, High Street, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AR
Sold Oct 2024
£680,000Caldecote, High Street, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AR
Sold Aug 2024
£967,500Salt Mead, High Street, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AR
Sold Jun 2024
£995,000Paddock Lodge, High Street, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AR
Sold Jan 2022
£1,175,000
Everything we know about Bell Cottage, 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 High Street homes
On habitable rooms, Bell Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £3,944
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 223 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 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
Woodend Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB