2 Whitebarns, Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0JH

2 Whitebarns is a semi-detached house in Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0JH). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in October 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets.

It hasn't traded since April 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 24 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. Today's modelled estimate of £547,000 sits 397.3% above the 1998 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 63.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.