4 Park Cottages, Little Hormead, Buntingford, SG9 0NA
About 4 Park Cottages
4 Park Cottages is a semi-detached house in Little Hormead, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0NA). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 62.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Park Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Park Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.7% per year over 2 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 18.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2022Most recent
£475,000
+34.6%over 1 year21 October 2020
£353,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0NA: £650,000 (2024–2006).
Everything we know about 4 Park Cottages, 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 the street
Habitable Rooms for 4 Park Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.5 km
Horseshoe Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Hormead Church of England (VA) First School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB