5 Applewood, Buntingford, SG9 9GF
About 5 Applewood
5 Applewood is a four-bedroom detached house in Buntingford (SG9 9GF). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2016) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2022. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 154 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 5 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £622,000.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2022Garage ConversionFullIn report
Garage conversion to habitable room. Garage door replaced with window. Bricking up door on side elevation.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/22/1777/HH
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£679,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.4% per year over 5 years.
£622,000
Growth on file: 0.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
25 November 2020Most recent
£622,000
+2.0%over 4 years4 February 2016
£610,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 9GF: £438,000 (2023–2015).
Everything we know about 5 Applewood, 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 Applewood homes
On price per m², 5 Applewood runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,039
Street avg £4,521
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
Norris Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Freman College. 5 schools 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
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB