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The Millers Cottage, Pig Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7PA

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
256 m²
2756 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Millers Cottage

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

The Millers Cottage is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7PA). It has a recorded floor area of 256 m² (around 2756 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2022. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on oil.

At 256 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,450,000 is 11.5% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 87.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £1,300,000 in September 2023.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

The Millers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2022from Dec 2022
Heating Controls
FullFull Control

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Roof
PoorAverage

Roof insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Millers Cottage, Pig Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7PA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2025
    Demolition And RebuildFull
    In report

    Demolition of existing outbuilding and greenhouse and proposed construction of replacement outbuildings

    Agent
    YOOP Architects
    Documents
    40 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/25/2036/HHF
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2015
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Freestanding gazebo in garden

    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/14/3799/HHF
    View planning record
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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.

Latest sale on The Millers Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,450,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£1,300,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 September 2023Most recent

    £1,300,000

    +170.8%over 21 years
  2. 4 December 2001

    £480,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7PA: £350,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Pig Lane homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for The Millers Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,078

Street avg £3,497

Strongly above

Floor Area

256 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bishop's Stortford district page.

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

0.4 km

Whittington Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Thorley Hill Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CM22 7PA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Millers Cottage, Pig Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7PA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.