Gernell, Wood End Green, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AZ
About Gernell
Gernell is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 57.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £915,000 in March 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Gernell's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2016ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge Condition 2 (Materials) attached to UTT/16/0671/HHF dated 29 April 2016.
- Agent
- Hardcastle Architects
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/1261/DOC
- Apr 2016PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolition of garage and existing side extensions and erection of side and rear extensions and front porch. ( Alternative scheme to UTT/16/0198/HHF)
- Agent
- Hardcastle Architects
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/0671/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Gernell was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£826,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 8 years.
£915,000
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
17 March 2023Most recent
£915,000
+101.1%over 7 years10 September 2015
£455,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6AZ: £765,000 (2025–2017).
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Sold Aug 2019
£427,500Prompt Corner, Wood End Green, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AZ
Sold May 2017
£765,000High Views, Wood End Green, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AZ
Sold May 2017
£517,500Wood End Cottage, Wood End Green, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6AZ
Sold Mar 2009
£435,000
Everything we know about Gernell, 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 Wood End Green homes
On years held, Gernell runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,140
Street avg £3,833
Floor Area
221 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 10.6 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
0.3 km
Woodend Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB