1 Church Barns, Stocking Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0HT
About 1 Church Barns
1 Church Barns is a semi-detached house in Stocking Pelham, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0HT). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Main heating runs on oil.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£564/sq ft) was about 103.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £255,000. 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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Church Barns has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/24/2226/HH
- Apr 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/20/0052/HH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Church Barns saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 10 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
9 August 2021Most recent
£255,000
+27.5%over 3 years31 July 2018
£200,000
+6.7%over 6 years20 October 2011
£187,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0HT: £435,000 (2018–2008).
Nearby sales in SG9 0HT
Church End, Stocking Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0HT
Sold Jan 2018
£940,0005 Church Barns, Stocking Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0HT
Sold Apr 2014
£530,0003 Church Barns, Stocking Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0HT
Sold Dec 2012
£350,0002 Church Barns, Stocking Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0HT
Sold Sept 2011
£435,0007 Church Barns, Stocking Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0HT
Sold Nov 2008
£175,000
Everything we know about 1 Church Barns, 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
1 Church Barns outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,071
Street avg £3,047
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
0.5 km
The Cock PH — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Furneux Pelham Church of England School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB