1 The Cottage, Little Hormead, Buntingford, SG9 0LZ
About 1 The Cottage
1 The Cottage is a detached house in Little Hormead, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,101,000 is 11.2% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £990,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension incorporating two flat roof-lights -Depth 7.35 metres, Maximum height 3.0 metres, Eaves height 2.70 metres
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/22/2444/PNHH
- Nov 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of detached workshop. Construction of single storey side/rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/22/1843/HH
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,101,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£990,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 September 2022Most recent
£990,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SG9 0LZ: £325,000 (2003–1997).
Everything we know about 1 The 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
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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
0.7 km
Horseshoe Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Hormead Church of England (VA) First School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB