2 Browns Cottages, The Heath, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7DZ
About 2 Browns Cottages
2 Browns Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold September 2020 for £349,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 is 10.7% above the 2020 sale price. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Browns Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1882/08/FUL
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1336/08/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Browns Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 17 years.
£349,500
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2020Most recent
£349,500
+9.2%over 3 years29 June 2017
£319,950
+35.0%over 2 years18 November 2014
£237,000
+48.1%over 10 years27 November 2003
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7DZ: £159,950 (2003–1997).
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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
0.1 km
The Thatchers — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hatfield Heath Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB