5 Stocking Hill, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9PY
About 5 Stocking Hill
5 Stocking Hill is a semi-detached house in Cottered, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 9PY). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 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
5 Stocking Hill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2015ConditionsIn report
Relates to removal of Clause 1.2 on the variation on LPA 3/92/0474/FP (dated 3rd September 2001) and the removal of Clause 1(i) of Section 52 Agreement (dated 28th September 1987)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/15/0228/SV
- Feb 2014ConditionsIn report
Removal of age restriction (3/87/1750/RP)
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/13/1266/SV
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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
5 Stocking Hill has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£429,000
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 9PY: £295,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in SG9 9PY
10 Stocking Hill, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9PY
Sold Apr 2022
£2,650,0007 Stocking Hill, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9PY
Sold Feb 2022
£450,0009 Stocking Hill, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9PY
Sold Sept 2020
£295,0004 Stocking Hill, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9PY
Sold Jan 2018
£280,0002 Stocking Hill, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9PY
Sold Aug 2017
£284,950
Everything we know about 5 Stocking Hill, 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 Stocking Hill homes
On epc rating, 5 Stocking Hill runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 120 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.3 km
Stocking Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary 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
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB