The Millers Cottage, Pig Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7PA
About The Millers Cottage
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 performance
The Millers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Oct 2025Demolition And RebuildFullIn 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
- Mar 2015OutbuildingFullIn report
Freestanding gazebo in garden
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/14/3799/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Millers Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 22 years.
£1,300,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
11 September 2023Most recent
£1,300,000
+170.8%over 21 years4 December 2001
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7PA: £350,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CM22 7PA
5 Twyford Mews, Pig Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7PA
Sold Nov 2025
£220,000Twyford Lodge, Pig Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7PA
Sold Mar 2025
£905,000Twyford Orchard, Pig Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7PA
Sold Oct 2024
£760,000Twyford Mill, Flat 2, Pig Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7PA
Sold Aug 2024
£350,000Twyford Mill, Flat 6, Pig Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7PA
Sold Aug 2024
£280,000
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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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Pig Lane homes
Years Held for The Millers Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,078
Street avg £3,497
Floor Area
256 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
0.4 km
Whittington Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Thorley Hill Primary School. 18 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
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB