14 Dark Lane, Sandon, Buntingford, SG9 0QT
About 14 Dark Lane
14 Dark Lane is a semi-detached house in Sandon, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0QT). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil.
At 97 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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
14 Dark Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2023AmendmentIn report
The approved planning drawings showed dummy chimneys to be built but these are to be omitted (as non-material amendment to planning permission 20/00408/FP granted on 27.03.2020).
- Agent
- BHD Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01812/NMA
- Jul 2021ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition 10 (Construction management plan) as attached to Planning Application 20/00408/FP granted on 27.03.2020
- Agent
- Mr Richard Macan-Lind
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01137/DOC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 14 Dark Lane
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
14 Dark Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0QT: £249,995 (2020–2006).
Nearby sales in SG9 0QT
25 Dark Lane, Sandon, Buntingford, SG9 0QT
Sold Nov 2020
£415,00012 Dark Lane, Sandon, Buntingford, SG9 0QT
Sold Dec 2015
£340,0004 Dark Lane, Sandon, Buntingford, SG9 0QT
Sold Jun 2009
£249,99517 Dark Lane, Sandon, Buntingford, SG9 0QT
Sold Jul 2006
£209,99523 Dark Lane, Sandon, Buntingford, SG9 0QT
Sold Feb 2004
£177,000
Everything we know about 14 Dark Lane, 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 other Dark Lane homes
On epc rating, 14 Dark Lane runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.2 km
Hill Side — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant 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
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB