4 Slate Cottages, High Lane, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7NT
About 4 Slate Cottages
4 Slate Cottages is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7NT). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in July 2003. At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £547,000 sits 118.8% above the 2003 sale of £250,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Slate Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Slate Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 8 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
31 July 2003Most recent
£250,000
+23.2%over 2 years15 August 2000
£203,000
+62.4%over 4 years12 January 1996
£125,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CM22 7NT: £352,750 (2014–1998).
Everything we know about 4 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
4 Slate Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB