Thistledown Cottage, Rushden, Buntingford, SG9 0SG
About Thistledown Cottage
Thistledown Cottage is a detached house in Rushden, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 0SG). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2283 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in May 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £874,000 sits 199.3% above the 1998 sale of £292,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Thistledown Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2011Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove one ornamental Cherry Tree.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 11/02102/1TCA
- May 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of detached double garage with accommodation above following demolition of existing. Single storey side extension (as amended by drawing 252/03 Rev A)
- Reference
- 04/00425/1HH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Thistledown Cottage has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£874,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£292,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 May 1998Most recent
£292,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 0SG: £617,500 (2025–2010).
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£617,500Yew Tree House, Rushden, Buntingford, SG9 0SG
Sold Sept 2014
£750,0007 Church End, Rushden, Buntingford, SG9 0SG
Sold Aug 2010
£465,0008 Church End, Rushden, Buntingford, SG9 0SG
Sold Aug 2002
£500,000
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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
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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
Moon and Stars PH — bus stop.
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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
42.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB