Cam House, Old Mead Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6JQ
About Cam House
Cam House is a five-bedroom detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 6JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 239 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £995,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Cam House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cam House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Latest sale on Cam House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,033,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 22 years.
£995,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2022Most recent
£995,000
+192.6%over 21 years11 December 2000
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 6JQ: £740,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CM22 6JQ
Birch Grove, Old Mead Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6JQ
Sold Mar 2023
£850,000Yew Tree House, Old Mead Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6JQ
Sold Apr 2021
£725,000Kingsmead House, Old Mead Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6JQ
Sold Mar 2021
£740,000Dunroaming, Old Mead Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6JQ
Sold Feb 2021
£300,000Hillview, Old Mead Road, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6JQ
Sold Jan 2021
£790,000
Everything we know about Cam House, 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 Old Mead Road homes
Cam House outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,163
Street avg £3,804
Floor Area
239 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Birch Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.0dB