3 Cheapside, Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BL
About 3 Cheapside
3 Cheapside is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Anstey, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. Main heating runs on oil.
At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £615,000 sits 115.8% above the 2021 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 59.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £285,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
3 Cheapside ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Cheapside has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Removal of rear single storey projection and open pitched roof shed. Construction of two storey rear extension, insertion of first floor side window, replacement ground floor side window, new rear door and new pitched roof added to single storey rear projection.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/22/2244/HH
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension, insertion of first floor window to side elevation and replacement windows
New Windows- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/22/1352/HH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£615,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 October 2021Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0BL: £590,000 (2023–2010).
Nearby sales in SG9 0BL
2 Cheapside, Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BL
Sold Feb 2023
£590,000High Hall Farm, Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BL
Sold Sept 2022
£900,000Chappell 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 3 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
Price per m² for 3 Cheapside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,851
Street avg £5,903
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 12.9 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