5 Cox Ley, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7ER

5 Cox Ley is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7ER). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 108), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £447,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 is 17.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£495/sq ft) was about 88.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.