Elm Cottage, Pledgdon Green, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BN

Elm Cottage is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6BN). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1352 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £682,000 sits 60.5% above the 2013 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 126 m² it sits well below the postcode median (209 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.