Boundary Cottage, Pound Lane, Ugley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6HP
About Boundary Cottage
Boundary Cottage is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6HP). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 sits 56.8% above the 2011 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (208 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Boundary Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Boundary Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Boundary 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
£439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 February 2011Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6HP: £529,500 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in CM22 6HP
Park Cottage, Pound Lane, Ugley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6HP
Sold Nov 2021
£529,500Wickets, Pound Lane, Ugley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6HP
Sold Feb 2019
£1,180,000Rose Cottage, Pound Lane, Ugley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6HP
Sold Aug 2017
£413,000Pound Barn, Pound Lane, Ugley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6HP
Sold Jul 2015
£675,000Shingay House, Pound Lane, Ugley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6HP
Sold Apr 2014
£1,038,000
Everything we know about Boundary 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 Pound Lane homes
Floor Area for Boundary Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,946
Street avg £3,692
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 267 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 9.7 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
0.0 km
Orford House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery. 6 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
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB