2 Elm Cottage, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RD
About 2 Elm Cottage
2 Elm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7RD). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 77.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £620,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Elm Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Elm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Elm Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£570,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 7 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2022Most recent
£620,000
+27.8%over 6 years25 November 2015
£485,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7RD: £500,000 (2019–2012).
Nearby sales in CM22 7RD
1 Elm Cottage, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RD
Sold Jun 2019
£500,000Anderleys, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RD
Sold Feb 2016
£445,000Blacksmiths Yard, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RD
Sold Dec 2014
£546,800The White House, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RD
Sold Jul 2010
£310,000Birches, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RD
Sold Jun 2006
£333,500
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB