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About Garden Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Garden Cottage is a detached house in Widford, Ware, Ware (SG12 8TH). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £801,000 sits 122.5% above the 2002 sale of £360,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 37.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Garden Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Garden Cottage, Nether Street, Widford, Ware, SG12 8TH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Garden Cottage has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- May 2008ExtensionFullGrant Plan Permission w Conds
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extensions
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£801,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2002)
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Garden Cottage, Nether Street, Widford, Ware, SG12 8TH
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.6 km
Green Man PH — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG12 8TH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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