Swallow Cottage, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BG
About Swallow Cottage
Swallow Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6BG). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft). The latest certificate (July 2020) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 145 m² it sits well below the postcode median (221 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £618,000 is 21.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £510,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed attic bedroom window to side elevation
- Agent
- Planning & Design Consultant
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/22/1677/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£618,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£510,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 November 2020Most recent
£510,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6BG: £500,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CM22 6BG
Easter Cottage, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BG
Sold Jan 2025
£625,000Swift Cottage, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BG
Sold Apr 2021
£500,000Lodge Cottage, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BG
Sold Aug 2019
£660,000Lodge Barn, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BG
Sold Jun 2015
£355,000Dragon Barn, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BG
Sold Feb 2014
£555,000
Everything we know about Swallow Cottage, 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 Chickney Road homes
Swallow Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,517
Street avg £3,411
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 209 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 10 years
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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
0.5 km
Woodend Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School. 1 school 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
41.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB