2 Cheapside, Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BL
About 2 Cheapside
2 Cheapside is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Anstey, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 92 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£596/sq ft) was about 93.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2023 for £590,000.
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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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageDetached
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
2 Cheapside'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2019ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of a rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/19/1989/HH
- Mar 2007OutbuildingFullIn report
Single garage to rear of property
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 3/07/0058/FP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Cheapside
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Cheapside has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£572,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 17 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
23 February 2023Most recent
£590,000
+38.8%over 7 years22 December 2015
£425,000
+63.5%over 9 years12 April 2006
£259,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0BL: £580,000 (2022–2005).
Nearby sales in SG9 0BL
High Hall Farm, Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BL
Sold Sept 2022
£900,0003 Cheapside, Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BL
Sold Oct 2021
£285,000Chappell Cottage, Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BL
Sold Dec 2013
£580,000Bentleys Cottage, Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BL
Sold Nov 2010
£645,0005 Cheapside, Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BL
Sold Jul 2005
£375,000
Everything we know about 2 Cheapside, 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 Cheapside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,413
Street avg £4,763
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 11.9 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
0.3 km
Blind Fiddler PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
42.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB