Wayside Cottage, Anstey, Buntingford, SG9 0BN

Wayside Cottage is a detached house in Anstey, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 189 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (255 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at -99.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £757,000 sits 378400% above the 2016 sale of £200. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£0/sq ft) was about 100% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016).