1 The Old Stores, Great Hormead, Buntingford, SG9 0NS
About 1 The Old Stores
1 The Old Stores is a semi-detached house in Great Hormead, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0NS). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 33.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £822,000 sits 113.5% above the 2001 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 27.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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 Old Stores'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 The Old Stores has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/07/2712/FP
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Old Stores has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£822,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 33.4% per year over 3 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 33.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2001Most recent
£385,000
+146.8%over 3 years10 March 1998
£156,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SG9 0NS: £289,995 (2014–1998).
Nearby sales in SG9 0NS
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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
0.2 km
Willow Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB