Henleys, High Street, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AS

Henleys is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6AS). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,085,000 is 40% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£483/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.