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4 sales on record
About Hermitage Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hermitage Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Wareside, Ware, Ware (SG12 7QY). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£457/sq ft) was about 28% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £650,000 in November 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hermitage Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hermitage Cottage, Wareside, Ware, SG12 7QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2019FullGrant Plan Permission w Conds
To provide a new vehicle access and parking for 2 cars.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Hermitage Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£670,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2024)
£650,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Hermitage Cottage, Wareside, Ware, SG12 7QY
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Versus the street
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Hermitage Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,924
Street avg £6,131
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ware district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
White Horse PH — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG12 7QY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
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