What type of property is 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW?

12a, The Street, CM22 7LW is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW?

12a, The Street, CM22 7LW last sold for £431,000 in February 2016, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £105,000 in May 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW?

Across 4 sales between May 1999 and February 2016, 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW rose from £105,000 to £431,000, a change of £326,000. That works out to roughly +8.8% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW have?

The current EPC rating for 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in January 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW?

12a, The Street, CM22 7LW has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (1,356 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CM22 7LW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW heated?

The latest EPC at 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW had any planning applications?

12a, The Street, CM22 7LW has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in July 2016 under ref. EPF/1201/16. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW?

12a, The Street, CM22 7LW is in council tax band D.

Where is 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW located?

12a, The Street, CM22 7LW sits in Bishop's Stortford. It falls within the CM22 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW?

Police records around 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW 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.

How well connected is 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW?

The closest bus stop to 12a, The Street, CM22 7LW is Post Office, 50m away. The nearest rail option is Sawbridgeworth Rail Station, 2.3km away.

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12a, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LW

Notable views4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

126 m²

1356 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12a

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

12a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7LW). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

On the market in February 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £585,000 is 35.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 73.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes
Notable viewsYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2026

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12a, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12a has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Jul 2016
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with alterations to flank elevation.
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
EPF/1201/16
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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.

12a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£585,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£431,000

Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

5 February 2016Most recent
£431,000
+21.4%over 10 years
6 January 2006
£355,000
+83.9%over 2 years
2 October 2003
£193,000
+83.8%over 4 years
31 May 1999
£105,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7LW: £280,000 (2017–2008).

Nearby sales in CM22 7LW

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Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£3,421

Street avg £3,710

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Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 132 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par

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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

0.1 km

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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 7LW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM22 7LW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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