Swift Cottage, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BG
About Swift Cottage
Swift 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 B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. 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). Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £617,000 is 23.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Swift Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Swift Cottage
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£617,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 25.6% per year over 2 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 25.6% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2021Most recent
£500,000
+66.7%over 2 years28 January 2019
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6BG: £510,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in CM22 6BG
Easter Cottage, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BG
Sold Jan 2025
£625,000Swallow Cottage, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BG
Sold Nov 2020
£510,000Lodge 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 Swift 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
Swift Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,448
Street avg £3,420
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 209 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
Years Held
5 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