5 Elm Cottage, Meesden, Buntingford, SG9 0BG
About 5 Elm Cottage
5 Elm Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Meesden, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £629,000 sits 63.4% above the 2015 sale of £385,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (January 2015).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Elm Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Elm Cottage has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- May 2015AnnexFullIn report
Erection of a pre-fabricated timber granny annexe for an ancillary residential use.
- Agent
- Plainview Planning Ltd
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/15/0510/HH
- Apr 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Two storey front extension
- Reference
- 3/06/0310/FP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Elm Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£629,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 14 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2015Most recent
£385,000
+165.5%over 14 years17 November 2000
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0BG: £340,000 (2023–2004).
Everything we know about 5 Elm Cottage, 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
On epc rating, 5 Elm Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,516
Street avg £4,011
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
0.0 km
Elm Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Anstey First School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB