12 The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LW
About 12 The Street
12 The Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7LW). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2006–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 is 18.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 194.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
12 The Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12 The Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 12 The Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 The Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 11 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2016Most recent
£280,000
+32.7%over 2 years29 April 2014
£211,000
+22.7%over 7 years8 May 2006
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7LW: £415,000 (2017–2007).
Nearby sales in CM22 7LW
Jessamine Cottage, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LW
Sold Oct 2017
£650,00012a, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LW
Sold Feb 2016
£431,00010 The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LW
Sold May 2014
£415,000Fontenoy, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LW
Sold Feb 2008
£240,000Southbury, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LW
Sold Dec 2006
£324,000
Everything we know about 12 The Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other The Street homes
Price per m² for 12 The Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,091
Street avg £3,153
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB