5 The Causeway, Brent Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0HW

5 The Causeway is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brent Pelham, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0HW). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and outbuildings.

At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2016. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 is 10.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 123.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £476,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.