What kind of home is 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX?

5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX?

5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX last sold for £125,000 in February 2011, around 15 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX?

The current EPC rating for 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in April 2018. It has dropped from a D recorded in April 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX?

5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CM22 7PX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX use?

The latest EPC at 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX?

5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX in?

5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX sits in Bishop's Stortford. It falls within the CM22 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX?

Police records around 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 64% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX?

The closest primary school to 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX is Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (335m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Bishop's Stortford High School (2.0km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX?

The closest bus stop to 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, CM22 7PX is Hatch Green, 125m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7PX

Extendable

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 5 Post Office Cottages

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

5 Post Office Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7PX). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since February 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 sits 158.4% above the 2011 sale of £125,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2018

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2018from Apr 2009

EPC improved fromD62toE49

Hot Water

Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Walls

Very PoorAverage

Wall insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Post Office Cottages, The Village, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7PX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Post Office Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

5 Post Office Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£323,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2011)

£125,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

17 February 2011Most recent
£125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7PX: £465,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in CM22 7PX

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On the street

Versus other The Village homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Post Office Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,923

Street avg £3,421

Strongly below

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Bishop's Stortford report

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

0.1 km

Hatch Green — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CM22 7PX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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