2 Rose Cottages, Meesden, Buntingford, SG9 0BA
About 2 Rose Cottages
2 Rose Cottages is a semi-detached house in Meesden, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 sits 125.7% above the 2002 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 21.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 97 m² it's 27.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Rose Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Rose Cottages has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory at rear of property
Extension- Reference
- 3/05/1334/FP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 April 2002Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0BA: £466,000 (2025–2009).
Nearby sales in SG9 0BA
Mill House, Meesden, Buntingford, SG9 0BA
Sold Aug 2025
£840,000Farthings, Meesden, Buntingford, SG9 0BA
Sold Dec 2023
£466,0006 Rose Cottages, Meesden, Buntingford, SG9 0BA
Sold Nov 2015
£470,0001 Rose Cottages, Meesden, Buntingford, SG9 0BA
Sold Sept 2010
£455,0003 Rose Cottages, Meesden, Buntingford, SG9 0BA
Sold Jul 2009
£276,000
Everything we know about 2 Rose Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus the street
Years Held for 2 Rose Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,165
Street avg £2,857
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Rose Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Anstey First School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB