What type of property is The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT?

The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT?

The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT last sold for £292,500 in December 2013, around 12 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT?

The current EPC rating for The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT is E with a score of 43 out of 100, lodged in November 2012. It has dropped from a D recorded in November 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT?

The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft). That makes it about 19% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM22 7LT. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT heated?

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

What planning history does The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT have?

The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in November 2019 (ref. EPF/2201/19). Across all filings there are 0 approved and 3 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT?

The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT is in council tax band D.

Where is The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT located?

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

What is crime like near The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT?

Police records around The Thatched Cottage, 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.

Which schools serve The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT?

The closest primary school to The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT is Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (112m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is The Thatched Cottage, The Street, CM22 7LT?

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

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The Thatched Cottage, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LT

3 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 43

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Thatched Cottage

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

The Thatched Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7LT). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 sits 61% above the 2013 sale of £292,500. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 92 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sold in December 2013, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

The Thatched Cottage'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 16 Nov 2022

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2012

EPC Rating

E43

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

The Thatched Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

Jan 2021
Change Of UseFull
In report
Change of use from agricultural land to domestic garden.
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
EPF/2688/20
View planning record
Nov 2019
OutbuildingHeritage
In report
Listed Building Consent for siting of shepherds hut to front of property.
Listed
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
EPF/2201/19
View planning record

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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.

The Thatched Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£471,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2013)

£292,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

19 December 2013Most recent
£292,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7LT: £500,000 (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.

The Thatched Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,179

Street avg £3,874

Below

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 127 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bishop's Stortford district page.

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

0.0 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

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