Mount Cottage, Hare Street, Buntingford, SG9 0DZ

Mount Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hare Street, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 51), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 sits 60% above the 2014 sale of £345,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 28.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.