What type of property is 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU?

5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU is a 5-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU?

5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU last sold for £505,000 in August 2017, around 9 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £118,500 in March 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU?

Across 3 sales between March 1995 and August 2017, 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU rose from £118,500 to £505,000, a change of £386,500. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU?

The current EPC rating for 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in May 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU?

5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (1,528 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM22 7HU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU?

The only planning records linked to 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU?

5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU is in council tax band E.

Where is 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU located?

5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU sits in Bishop's Stortford. It falls within the CM22 postcode district in Essex.

Is 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 64% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What transport links are near 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU?

The closest bus stop to 5 Cage End Close, CM22 7HU is Post Office, 227m away. In total there are 12 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Cage End Close, Hatfield Broad Oak, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7HU

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

142 m²

1528 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Cage End Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Cage End Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7HU). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2014. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £615,000 is 21.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 23.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Cage End Close, Hatfield Broad Oak, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mar 2014
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Reduce 2 no. Leylandi (land to front of property)
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
UTT/14/0253/TPO
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Cage End Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£615,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£505,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

17 August 2017Most recent
£505,000
+119.6%over 15 years
16 November 2001
£230,000
+94.1%over 6 years
1 March 1995
£118,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7HU: £485,000 (2023–2016).

Nearby sales in CM22 7HU

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On the street

Versus other Cage End Close homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Cage End Close is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,556

Street avg £3,805

On par

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 136 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Bishop's Stortford report

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

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CM22 7HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM22 7HU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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