1 Park Cottages, New Common, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RT

1 Park Cottages is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7RT). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £683,000 sits 98% above the 2009 sale of £345,000.