Pump Cottage, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LW
About Pump Cottage
Pump Cottage is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7LW). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 101 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Pump Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Pump Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7LW: £415,000 (2017–2014).
Nearby sales in CM22 7LW
Jessamine Cottage, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LW
Sold Oct 2017
£650,00012 The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LW
Sold Nov 2016
£280,00012a, 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
£240,000
Everything we know about Pump Cottage, 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
Habitable Rooms for Pump Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB