Pound Cottage, Pound Lane, Ugley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6HP
About Pound Cottage
Pound Cottage is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6HP). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 938 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 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). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 is 43.6% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in July 2013.
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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
Pound 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Pound Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2025Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey extension replacing existing conservatory and conversion of existing garage to form linked residential annexe
- Agent
- Ian Abrams Architect Limited
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/2654/HHF
- Jan 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension and alterations to fenestration to front, side and rear elevations at ground floor.
- Agent
- MARLIN Design Ltd
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/20/3238/HHF
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Pound 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
£501,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£349,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 July 2013Most recent
£349,000
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 Pound 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 Pound Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,007
Street avg £3,682
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 265 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 9.6 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