What type of property is Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY?

Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY is a detached house.

When did Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY last change hands?

Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY last sold for £490,000 in July 2010, around 16 years ago. Before that, it sold for £185,000 in August 2000, so prices have been rising over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between August 2000 and July 2010, Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY rose from £185,000 to £490,000, a change of £305,000. That works out to roughly +10.3% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY?

The current EPC rating for Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in September 2009. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY?

Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (1,596 sq ft). That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM22 7LY. Source: EPC Register.

How is Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY heated?

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

Are there any planning records for Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY?

Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY has 3 approved extension applications on file including side and rear extension and rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY located?

Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY sits in Bishop's Stortford. It falls within the CM22 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY?

Police records around Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY 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 Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY?

The closest primary school to Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY is Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (332m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leventhorpe (3.0km).

What transport links are near Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY?

The closest bus stop to Holmcroft, The Street, CM22 7LY is The Crown, 104m away. The nearest rail option is Sawbridgeworth Rail Station, 1.9km away.

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Holmcroft, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LY

5 planning records

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

148 m²

1596 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Holmcroft

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

Holmcroft is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7LY). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1596 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 148 m² it's 20.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (188 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £710,000 is 44.9% above the 2010 sale price.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Holmcroft's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Sept 2019

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

Holmcroft has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

Dec 2021
Tree WorksTrees
In report
TPO/EPF/05/00 T1: Yew - Crown reduce by up to 2m, as specified.
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
EPF/2648/21
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Feb 2019
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Removal of existing chalet roof to original property and replacement with a new first floor and roof over; two storey rear and first floor side extension with ground floor front canopy.
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
EPF/3254/18
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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.

Holmcroft has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£710,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£490,000

Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

22 July 2010Most recent
£490,000
+164.9%over 9 years
13 August 2000
£185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7LY: £550,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in CM22 7LY

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

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

Holmcroft outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

62 (D)

Street avg 56 (D)

Above

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 242 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 13.2 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Below

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Area

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Crown — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM22 7LY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.6dB

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