Cedar Lodge, Church Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NR
About Cedar Lodge
Cedar Lodge is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 249 m² (around 2680 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 249 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -82.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £939,000 sits 9350.5% above the 2017 sale of £9,936. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£4/sq ft) was about 98.7% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in March 2017.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cedar Lodge'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cedar Lodge has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jun 2019ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'External Finishes' on planning permission EPF/3297/17 (Erection of detached dwelling, associated works and basement (revised scheme to EPF/3038/15)).
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/0539/19
- Oct 2018ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'External Finishes', condition 4 'Foul and Surface Water', condition 5 'Wheel Washing', condition 8 'Flood Risk Assessment and Management', condition 9 'Hard and Soft Landscaping' and condition 10 'Tree Protection Plan' of planning permission EPF/3297/17 (Erection of detached dwelling, associated works and basement (revised scheme to EPF/3038/15))
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- EPF/2125/18
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cedar Lodge was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£939,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -82.6% per year over 2 years.
£9,936
Growth on file: -82.6% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
13 March 2017Most recent
£9,936
-98.5%over 2 years20 October 2014
£660,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7NR: £831,750 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CM22 7NR
Woodcote, Church Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NR
Sold Aug 2025
£770,000Barnfield House, Church Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NR
Sold Sept 2022
£831,7501 Church Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NR
Sold Sept 2021
£650,000The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NR
Sold May 2021
£1,680,000Rosslyn House, Church Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NR
Sold Oct 2020
£975,000
Everything we know about Cedar Lodge, 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 Church Lane homes
On price per m², Cedar Lodge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£40
Street avg £4,113
Floor Area
249 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.2 km
The Cock — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB