Hand Post Cottage, Chickney Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BH
About Hand Post Cottage
Hand Post Cottage is a four-bedroom property in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6BH). It has council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £725,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Hand Post Cottage.
- Apr 2018ConservatoryFullIn report
Replace existing lean-to with a conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 41 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/18/0446/HHF
- Apr 2018ConservatoryHeritageIn report
Replace existing lean-to with a conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 40 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/18/0406/LB
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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
Hand Post Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£725,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
21 October 2020Most recent
£725,000
+258.5%over 22 years24 September 1998
£202,250
Median price across the last 3 sales in CM22 6BH: £590,000 (2023–2006).
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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
1.9 km
Woodend Green — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB