Tumbleweed Cottage, Green Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DS
About Tumbleweed Cottage
Tumbleweed Cottage is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6DS). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 149 m² it sits well below the postcode median (216 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Tumbleweed Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2024ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 3(details) 4 (drawings) attached to UTT/22/2602/LB
- Agent
- Richard Jackson Limited
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/24/0401/DOC
- Feb 2023HeritageIn report
Timber frame repairs and associated repair works
- Agent
- Richard Jackson Limited
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/22/2602/LB
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Tumbleweed 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
Tumbleweed Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6DS: £425,000 (2025–2014).
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
£760,000Motts Hall, Green Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DS
Sold Jun 2018
£620,000Orchard Cottage, Green Street, Elsenham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6DS
Sold Jun 2001
£161,000
Everything we know about Tumbleweed 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 Green Street homes
Tumbleweed Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 191 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
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