Ashdown Cottage, Hare Street, Buntingford, SG9 0DX
About Ashdown Cottage
Ashdown Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hare Street, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.
At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (213 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Ashdown Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Ashdown Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Ashdown Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0DX: £770,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in SG9 0DX
The White House, Hare Street, Buntingford, SG9 0DX
Sold Mar 2022
£1,238,000Cherry Tree House, Hare Street, Buntingford, SG9 0DX
Sold Feb 2021
£770,000Silkmead Farm House, Hare Street, Buntingford, SG9 0DX
Sold May 2017
£800,0001 Bradbury Farm Barns, Hare Street, Buntingford, SG9 0DX
Sold Dec 2016
£726,0003 Bradbury Farm Barns, Hare Street, Buntingford, SG9 0DX
Sold Jan 2016
£580,000
Everything we know about Ashdown 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
Ashdown Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 236 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 10.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
1.0 km
Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Hormead Church of England (VA) First School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB