Yew Tree Cottage, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BD
About Yew Tree Cottage
Yew Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6BD). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Period features are noted in the property record.
12 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold November 2023 for £760,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Yew Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Yew Tree Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce 1no. Walnut tree in back garden back to previous cuts, approximately 30% reduction. Reduce 1no. Medlar tree by approximately 30% back to previous cuts.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/2283/TCA
- Jul 2024ConversionHeritageIn report
Conversion of part of a first floor dressing room into a shower room
- Agent
- Chantry Architects Limited
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/24/1885/LB
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£821,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£760,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 November 2023Most recent
£760,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CM22 6BD: £270,000 (2010–1996).
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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