Island View, Brook End, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QR
About Island View
Island View is a detached house in Cottered, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 9QR). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (168 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Island View'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Island View has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension - Depth 8 metres, Maximum height 4 metres, Eaves height to match existing.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/16/0457/PNHH
- Feb 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension - Depth 8 metres, Maximum height 4 metres, Eaves height 2.4 metres
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/16/0126/PNHH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Island View
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
Island View has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£496,000
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 9QR: £900,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in SG9 9QR
Meadow Court, Brook End, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QR
Sold Dec 2024
£1,050,000Matchfords, Brook End, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QR
Sold Oct 2024
£1,375,000Brooklands, Brook End, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QR
Sold Jan 2021
£690,000Police House, Brook End, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QR
Sold Jan 2021
£735,0002 Cross Green, Brook End, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QR
Sold Feb 2016
£300,000
Everything we know about Island View, 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 Brook End homes
Island View is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 184 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 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
The Bull PH — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB