2 Whitebarns Cottage, Whitebarns Lane, Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0JJ
About 2 Whitebarns Cottage
2 Whitebarns Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £604,000 is 24.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 40.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016. At 117 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (148 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
2 Whitebarns Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Whitebarns Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2020PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
New ground floor porch, to replace existing and new rear dormer at second floor level.
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/20/1158/HH
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/16/2275/HH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Whitebarns Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Whitebarns Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£604,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 8 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
24 August 2016Most recent
£485,000
+35.5%over 3 years5 August 2013
£358,000
+43.8%over 4 years1 December 2008
£249,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0JJ: £495,000 (2019–1997).
Nearby sales in SG9 0JJ
Cedar Woods, Whitebarns Lane, Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0JJ
Sold Feb 2019
£530,0001 Whitebarns Cottage, Whitebarns Lane, Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0JJ
Sold Sept 2009
£440,000Glebe House, Whitebarns Lane, Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0JJ
Sold Jul 2009
£495,000Whitebarns, Whitebarns Lane, Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0JJ
Sold Nov 1997
£635,000
Everything we know about 2 Whitebarns Cottage, 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 other Whitebarns Lane homes
2 Whitebarns Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 9.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.4 km
Whitebarns Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Furneux Pelham Church of England School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB