6 Elm Cottage, Meesden, Buntingford, SG9 0BG
About 6 Elm Cottage
6 Elm Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Meesden, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 35.3% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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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
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
A change of use to residential application was refused at 6 Elm Cottage in 2023.
- Aug 2023Change of UseAmendmentIn report
Retrospective change of use of agricultural land for the use as residential curtilage for a period of over 10 years. Retention of car port
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/23/1164/CLXU
- Jun 2023Change of UseAmendmentIn report
Change of use of agricultural land for the use as residential curtilage for a period of over 10 years.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/23/0781/CLXU
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
6 Elm Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 17 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
24 April 2013Most recent
£340,000
+36.0%over 8 years25 July 2004
£250,000
+257.1%over 7 years1 August 1996
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0BG: £385,000 (2023–2000).
Everything we know about 6 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 co₂ emissions, 6 Elm Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £3,739
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB