What type of property is 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE?

18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE sell for?

18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE last sold for £500,000 in April 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £74,000 in January 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE?

Across 3 sales between January 1995 and April 2025, 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE rose from £74,000 to £500,000, a change of £426,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 30 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE?

The current EPC rating for 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in August 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE?

18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SG9 9DE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE have?

18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in May 2013 under ref. 3/13/0494/FP. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE?

18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE is in council tax band D.

Where is 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE located?

18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE sits in Buntingford. It falls within the SG9 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE?

Police records around 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE 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.

Which schools serve 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE?

The closest primary school to 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE is Millfield First and Nursery School (365m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Edwinstree Church of England Middle School (189m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE?

The closest bus stop to 18 Bowlers Mead, SG9 9DE is Greenways, 184m away. In total there are 16 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Bowlers Mead, Buntingford, SG9 9DE

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Bowlers Mead

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

18 Bowlers Mead is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Buntingford (SG9 9DE). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

A recent sale: £500,000 in April 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 129 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 is 18.2% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 55% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Bowlers Mead, Buntingford, SG9 9DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Bowlers Mead has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

May 2013
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extensions with rooflights.
Agent
Brooklands Design
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
3/13/0494/FP
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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.

18 Bowlers Mead has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£591,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 30 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£500,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 30 years.

Sales timeline

2 April 2025Most recent
£500,000
+90.5%over 17 years
20 December 2007
£262,500
+254.7%over 12 years
24 January 1995
£74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 9DE: £380,000 (2022–2021).

Nearby sales in SG9 9DE

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On the street

Versus other Bowlers Mead homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Bowlers Mead is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,876

Street avg £3,371

On par

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Greenways — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Edwinstree Church of England Middle School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG9 9DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SG9 9DE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low

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