Borley Green Cottage, Borley Green, Brent Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0AJ
About Borley Green Cottage
Borley Green Cottage is a detached house in Brent Pelham, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since November 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £812,000 sits 62.4% above the 2005 sale of £500,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Borley Green Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
Borley Green Cottage has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension, first floor side extensions, insulated render, insertion of rooflight and alterations to fenestration on flank elevation.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/21/0605/HH
- Feb 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension, first floor side extension, insulated render, insertion of rooflight and alterations to fenestration on flank elevation.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/20/2443/HH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Borley Green Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£812,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 6 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2005Most recent
£500,000
+112.8%over 6 years13 May 1999
£235,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in SG9 0AJ: £450,000 (1997–1997).
Nearby sales in SG9 0AJ
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
St Mary's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Furneux Pelham Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB