3 Howe Green Cottages, Howe Green, Great Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7UF

3 Howe Green Cottages is a detached house in Bishop's Stortford (CM22 7UF). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2019) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £662,000 sits 74.2% above the 2007 sale of £379,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 81.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 131 m² it sits well below the postcode median (197 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.