South House, Sawbridgeworth Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7QU

South House is a five-bedroom detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7QU). It has a recorded floor area of 269 m² (around 2895 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

Held since January 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 269 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £926,000 sits 612.3% above the 2002 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 85.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.