Broadcroft, Sawbridgeworth Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7QU
About Broadcroft
Broadcroft is a six-bedroom detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7QU). It has a recorded floor area of 295 m² (around 3175 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 295 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£628/sq ft) was about 118.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £1,994,384 in September 2023.
Know exactly what you're buying at Broadcroft
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Broadcroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Broadcroft was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2026Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of existing garage to a detached self-contained dwellinghouse (C3) with associated improvements to the external elevations and replacement of windows and doors.
- Agent
- Hybrid Planning & Development Limited
AnnexNew Windows- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/26/0734/FUL
- Feb 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension.
- Agent
- Hemingstone Design
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/0259/CLP
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Broadcroft
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Broadcroft was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,886,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,994,384
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 September 2023Most recent
£1,994,384
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7QU: £680,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in CM22 7QU
Oaks & Bushes, Sawbridgeworth Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7QU
Sold Dec 2021
£1,140,500Barncroft, Sawbridgeworth Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7QU
Sold Jun 2021
£680,000Burstead Cottages, Sawbridgeworth Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7QU
Sold May 2021
£476,000Broadcroft Lodge, Sawbridgeworth Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7QU
Sold Sept 2019
£1,100,0001 South House Farm Cottages, Sawbridgeworth Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7QU
Sold Jul 2015
£415,000
Everything we know about Broadcroft, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Sawbridgeworth Road homes
On years held, Broadcroft runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,761
Street avg £3,784
Floor Area
295 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
1.0 km
Grinstead Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB