What type of property is 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT?

4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT last change hands?

4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT last sold for £500,000 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £153,500 in March 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT changed over time?

Across 5 sales between March 1998 and January 2020, 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT rose from £153,500 to £500,000, a change of £346,500. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT?

The current EPC rating for 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in August 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT?

4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (1,227 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT have?

4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT has 2 planning records on file (2 approved), most recent in May 2020. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT?

4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT is in council tax band E.

Where is 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT located?

4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT sits in Bishop's Stortford. It falls within the CM22 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT?

Police records around 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT 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 is the nearest station to 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT?

The closest bus stop to 4 Red Cottages, The Street, CM22 7LT is The Cock, 22m away. The nearest rail option is Sawbridgeworth Rail Station, 2.1km away.

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4 Red Cottages, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LT

5 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

114 m²

1227 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Red Cottages

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

4 Red Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7LT). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2009. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £500,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £617,000 is 23.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 61.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Red Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Aug 2022

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Aug 2012

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Red Cottages, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

May 2020
Conditions
In report
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3"details of foul and surface water disposal" for EPF/0965/15. (Proposed timber garden building (to house "endless pool").
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
EPF/2719/19
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Jun 2015
OutbuildingFull
In report
Proposed timber garden building (to house "endless pool")
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
EPF/0965/15
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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.

4 Red Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£617,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£500,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

7 January 2020Most recent
£500,000
+27.4%over 6 years
11 January 2013
£392,500
+11.0%over 3 years
26 August 2009
£353,500
+1.0%over 4 years
29 June 2005
£349,950
+128.0%over 7 years
30 March 1998
£153,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7LT: £450,000 (2020–2014).

Nearby sales in CM22 7LT

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 4 Red Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,386

Street avg £3,673

Strongly above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 123 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.0 km

The Cock — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM22 7LT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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