5 Park Cottages, Little Hormead, Buntingford, SG9 0NA
About 5 Park Cottages
5 Park Cottages is a semi-detached house in Little Hormead, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0NA). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in January 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Park Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Park Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Park Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£679,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 14 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
26 January 2017Most recent
£640,000
+48.8%over 10 years8 October 2006
£430,000
+56.4%over 4 years5 September 2002
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0NA: £650,000 (2024–2018).
Everything we know about 5 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
On epc rating, 5 Park Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 39 (F)
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 10.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB