The Firs, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RA
About The Firs
The Firs is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7RA). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (May 2022) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 112.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £685,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Firs has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£694,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£685,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 October 2022Most recent
£685,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7RA: £680,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in CM22 7RA
The Oaks, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RA
Sold Jul 2022
£680,000Natters, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RA
Sold Jun 2021
£600,000Sunny View, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RA
Sold Mar 2021
£575,000The Thatch, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RA
Sold Nov 2016
£760,000Cherry Tree, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RA
Sold Aug 2016
£689,950
Everything we know about The Firs, 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
Versus other Lower Road homes
On price per m², The Firs stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,757
Street avg £2,699
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 16 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Grinstead Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 7 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
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB