The Bury, High Street, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AR
About The Bury
The Bury is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6AR). It has a recorded floor area of 394 m² (around 4241 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 394 m² the property is well over the postcode median (217 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £1,275,000 in November 2024.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Bury sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Bury has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Bury
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
The Bury valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 November 2024Most recent
£1,275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6AR: £995,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CM22 6AR
Bays 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
£1,175,000Bell House, High Street, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AR
Sold Dec 2021
£1,295,000
Everything we know about The Bury, 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 years held, The Bury runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,236
Street avg £4,070
Floor Area
394 m²
Street avg 204 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
35.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
Woodend Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB