Birch Grove, Old Mead Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6JQ

Birch Grove is a five-bedroom detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 30.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £850,000 in March 2023.