Ashdown Farm, The Granary, Hare Street, Buntingford, SG9 0DX
About Ashdown Farm
Ashdown Farm is a detached house in Hare Street, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 330 m² (around 3552 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (March 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 330 m² the property is well over the postcode median (182 m² across 10 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Ashdown Farm ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A new windows application was refused at Ashdown Farm in 2023.
- Jun 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey rear and side extensions, front porch and carport. Increase width and roof height of garage and link extension incorporating two dormer windows and three roof lights. Insertion of ground and first floor side windows and rear and front roof lights (part retrospective)
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/23/0788/HH
- Apr 2023ExtensionConditionsIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey rear and side extensions with 2 side dormers, garage conversion, carport and all associated works. Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans ) of 3/20/1351/HH: Alterations to the roof height and dormers. Installation of new windows.
New Windows- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/23/0310/VAR
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Ashdown Farm
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 Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,685,000
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 Farm, 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
EPC Rating for Ashdown Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
330 m²
Street avg 211 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
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
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB