2 Old Bakehouse Cottages, High Street, Hatfield Broad Oak, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7HH
About 2 Old Bakehouse Cottages
2 Old Bakehouse Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7HH). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 925 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold June 2021 for £334,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 is 10.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 60.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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
Energy performance
2 Old Bakehouse Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2021
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Old Bakehouse Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Old Bakehouse Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 19 years.
£334,500
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£334,500
+73.3%over 9 years15 November 2011
£193,000
+24.5%over 7 years16 June 2004
£155,000
-6.1%over 1 year24 October 2002
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7HH: £499,500 (2023–2010).
Nearby sales in CM22 7HH
1 Old Bakehouse Cottages, High Street, Hatfield Broad Oak, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7HH
Sold Oct 2023
£290,000School House, High Street, Hatfield Broad Oak, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7HH
Sold Jul 2020
£522,000Dove House, High Street, Hatfield Broad Oak, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7HH
Sold Jan 2017
£650,000Spiders, High Street, Hatfield Broad Oak, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7HH
Sold Feb 2010
£205,000Olcote, High Street, Hatfield Broad Oak, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7HH
Sold Jan 1997
£84,000
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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
0.2 km
The Dukes Head — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB