What kind of home is 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH?

5 Brookside, SG9 0PH is a 5-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH?

5 Brookside, SG9 0PH last sold for £585,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £345,000 in February 2014, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH?

Across 2 sales between February 2014 and February 2021, 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH rose from £345,000 to £585,000, a change of £240,000. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH?

The current EPC rating for 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH?

5 Brookside, SG9 0PH has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (1,798 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 86% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SG9 0PH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH use?

The latest EPC at 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH had any planning applications?

5 Brookside, SG9 0PH has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in January 2023 under ref. 3/22/1751/HH. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH?

5 Brookside, SG9 0PH is in council tax band D.

Which area is 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH in?

5 Brookside, SG9 0PH sits in Chipping, Buntingford, Buntingford. It falls within the SG9 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH 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.

What schools are near 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH?

The closest primary school to 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH is Layston Church of England First School (2.6km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Freman College (2.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH?

The closest bus stop to 5 Brookside, SG9 0PH is The Countryman PH, 85m away. In total there are 12 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Brookside, Chipping, Buntingford, SG9 0PH

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

167 m²

1798 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Brookside

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

5 Brookside is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Chipping, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0PH). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £686,000 is 17.3% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £585,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Brookside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

8.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Brookside, Chipping, Buntingford, SG9 0PH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Brookside has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Jan 2023
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
3/22/1751/HH
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£686,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£585,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

5 February 2021Most recent
£585,000
+69.6%over 6 years
13 February 2014
£345,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in SG9 0PH: £320,000 (2024–2013).

Nearby sales in SG9 0PH

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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Brookside lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

58 (D)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

167 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Buntingford district page.

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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 Countryman PH — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

Freman College. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SG9 0PH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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