Saxmundham, Church Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NR
About Saxmundham
Saxmundham is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 131 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (169 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £831,000 is 40.8% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 44.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Saxmundham 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Saxmundham has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Saxmundham
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
Saxmundham valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£831,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£590,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 October 2010Most recent
£590,000
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 Saxmundham, 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 epc rating, Saxmundham runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,503
Street avg £3,617
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 190 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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.
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
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB