The Croft, Mill End, Sandon, Buntingford, SG9 0RN
About The Croft
The Croft is a detached house in Sandon, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0RN). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2018. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 119 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (160 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£539/sq ft) was about 143.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £690,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Croft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
The Croft 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£716,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£690,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 September 2021Most recent
£690,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0RN: £678,000 (2025–2010).
Nearby sales in SG9 0RN
Doebridge Farm House, Mill End, Sandon, Buntingford, SG9 0RN
Sold Jul 2025
£925,000Mill End Cottage, Mill End, Sandon, Buntingford, SG9 0RN
Sold Nov 2023
£860,000The Granary, Mill End, Sandon, Buntingford, SG9 0RN
Sold May 2020
£678,0001 Flint Cottages, Mill End, Sandon, Buntingford, SG9 0RN
Sold May 2019
£475,000The Hoops, Mill End, Sandon, Buntingford, SG9 0RN
Sold May 2010
£1,000,000
Everything we know about The Croft, 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 Mill End homes
The Croft outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,798
Street avg £3,273
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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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
1.8 km
Hill Side — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School. 1 school 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
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB