Walnut Tree Cottage, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BD
About Walnut Tree Cottage
Walnut Tree Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6BD). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 707 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 56.3% above the 2010 sale of £270,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Walnut Tree Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Walnut Tree Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2020RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of 4 no. windows
- Agent
- Mr I Greig
New Windows- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/20/2083/LB
- Oct 2011ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 4 (roof tiles) & condition 7 (window drawing) on UTT/0287/11/LB
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1349/11/DOC
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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
£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 11 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2010Most recent
£270,000
+74.2%over 10 years8 February 2000
£155,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CM22 6BD: £535,000 (2023–1996).
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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
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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
0.2 km
Woodend Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB