Motts Hall, Green Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DS
About Motts Hall
Motts Hall is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6DS). It has a recorded floor area of 261 m² (around 2809 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 261 m² the property is well over the postcode median (160 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £760,000 is 22.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 24.2% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Last sale on file: £620,000 in June 2018.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Motts Hall's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2023ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) attached to UTT/20/0720/FUL
- Agent
- M D Howlett Associates Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/23/2678/DOC
- Jul 2023ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), condition 4 (Lighting Design Scheme) and condition 9(Contamination Risk Assessment) attached to UTT/20/0720/FUL
- Agent
- M D Howlett Associates Ltd
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/23/1196/DOC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Motts Hall has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£760,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 22 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
6 June 2018Most recent
£620,000
+226.3%over 22 years23 May 1996
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6DS: £400,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in CM22 6DS
Magnolia Cottage, Green Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DS
Sold May 2025
£425,0003 Gaunts End Cottages, Green Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DS
Sold Nov 2022
£400,000The Oak Barn, Green Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DS
Sold Nov 2021
£760,000Orchard Cottage, Green Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DS
Sold Jun 2001
£161,000Blue Pines, Green Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DS
Sold Jun 2001
£175,000
Everything we know about Motts Hall, 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 Green Street homes
Price per m² for Motts Hall lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,375
Street avg £3,890
Floor Area
261 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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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
DeSalis Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary 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
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB