Laurels, The Heath, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7AB
About Laurels
Laurels is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7AB). It has a recorded floor area of 386 m² (around 4155 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2009–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,061,000 is 15.9% below the 2023 sale of £2,450,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£590/sq ft) was about 46.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 386 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £2,450,000 in March 2023.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Laurels'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a side and rear extension application was refused at Laurels in 2023.
- Jan 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Two storey and single storey side extension
- Agent
- BRD Tech Ltd
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/0095/HHF
- Apr 2024ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) attached to UTT/23/3118/HHF
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/24/0508/DOC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Laurels
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 Laurels was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,061,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 14 years.
£2,450,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2023Most recent
£2,450,000
+216.1%over 14 years30 January 2009
£775,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7AB: £550,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in CM22 7AB
Church View, The Heath, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7AB
Sold May 2024
£670,000Rose Cottage, The Heath, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7AB
Sold May 2019
£595,000Mill Cottage, The Heath, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7AB
Sold Nov 2015
£500,000Boundary House, The Heath, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7AB
Sold Jun 2014
£550,000Harley House, The Heath, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7AB
Sold Jan 2009
£632,000
Everything we know about Laurels, 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 The Heath homes
Laurels outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,347
Street avg £4,952
Floor Area
386 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.2 km
The White Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hatfield Heath 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
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB