2 Slate Cottages, High Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NT
About 2 Slate Cottages
2 Slate Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7NT). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2023 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Already flagged here
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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Slate Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Slate Cottages
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
2 Slate Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£328,000
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 7NT: £250,000 (2014–2000).
Nearby sales in CM22 7NT
1 Slate Cottages, High Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NT
Sold Apr 2014
£445,0003 Slate Cottages, High Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NT
Sold Jul 2011
£175,0004 Slate Cottages, High Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NT
Sold Jul 2003
£250,000The Cottage, High Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NT
Sold Jan 1998
£400,000
Everything we know about 2 Slate Cottages, 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 High Lane homes
On epc rating, 2 Slate Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 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
1.2 km
Rainbow Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB