What type of property is Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD?

Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD?

Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD last sold for £587,500 in March 2012, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £145,000 in January 1995, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between January 1995 and March 2012, Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD rose from £145,000 to £587,500, a change of £442,500. That works out to roughly +8.5% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD have?

The current EPC rating for Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD is F with a score of 37 out of 100, lodged in April 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a E. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD?

Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (1,619 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 71% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SG9 0LD. Source: EPC Register.

How is Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD heated?

The latest EPC at Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD?

Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD located?

Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD sits in Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, Buntingford. It falls within the SG9 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD?

Police records around Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD?

The closest primary school to Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD is Furneux Pelham Church of England School (129m).

What transport links are near Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD?

The closest bus stop to Shepherds Cottage, The Street, SG9 0LD is The Street, 145m away. In total there are 12 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Shepherds Cottage, The Street, Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0LD

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

150 m²

1619 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 37

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Shepherds Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Shepherds Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0LD). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1619 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in March 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. Across 1995–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £811,000 is 38% above the 2012 sale price.

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Risks

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similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3

Outside

LandYes

Building

Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Shepherds Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2021

EPC Rating

F37

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

13.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Shepherds Cottage, The Street, Furneux Pelham, Buntingford, SG9 0LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Shepherds Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Shepherds Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£811,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£587,500

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

29 March 2012Most recent
£587,500
+305.2%over 17 years
16 January 1995
£145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0LD: £545,000 (2022–2017).

Nearby sales in SG9 0LD

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Shepherds Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,905

Street avg £3,666

Above

Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Buntingford report

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

0.1 km

The Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Furneux Pelham Church of England School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG9 0LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SG9 0LD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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