Lower Broomfields, New Common, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RT
About Lower Broomfields
Lower Broomfields is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7RT). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 2-band jump.
At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (175 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lower Broomfields has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2024ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 3 (materials) 4 (contaminated land) 7 (landscaping) attached to UTT/23/3027/FUL
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/24/0667/DOC
- Feb 2024Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing building and erection of 1 no. dwelling (Amendment to that approved under UTT/21/2911/FUL) - Addition of attached double garage with link
- Agent
- Mark Homer Design
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/23/3027/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Lower Broomfields
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
Lower Broomfields has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£512,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CM22 7RT: £520,750 (2020–2013).
Nearby sales in CM22 7RT
Three Gables, New Common, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RT
Sold Dec 2020
£520,750Starlight Cottage, New Common, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RT
Sold Nov 2020
£632,000Parkside, New Common, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RT
Sold Apr 2018
£1,200,000Penbri, New Common, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RT
Sold Oct 2015
£343,000Poppins, New Common, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RT
Sold Nov 2013
£338,000
Everything we know about Lower Broomfields, 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 New Common homes
EPC Rating for Lower Broomfields runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Park Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Hatfield Heath Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.4dB