Starlight Cottage, New Common, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7RT

Starlight Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7RT). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £712,000 is 12.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 113.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2020 for £632,000.