Horseshoes, Blocks Corner, Sparrow Lane, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7AY
About Horseshoes
Horseshoes is a semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since January 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £524,000 sits 76.1% above the 2010 sale of £297,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Horseshoes's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Horseshoes has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2015PorchFullIn report
New porch and alterations to windows
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/14/3538/HHF
- Jul 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Alterations and rear extension to existing dwelling
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/13/1233/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£297,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 January 2010Most recent
£297,500
Median price across the last 1 sales in CM22 7AY: £225,000 (2003–2003).
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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
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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
1.8 km
Friars Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB