3 New House, The Street, Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0LD

3 New House is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0LD). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £644,000 sits 101.3% above the 2011 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 58.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.