What type of property is 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY?

40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY last change hands?

40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY last sold for £430,000 in December 2016, around 9 years ago. Before that, it sold for £309,995 in December 2014, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2014 and December 2016, 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY rose from £309,995 to £430,000, a change of £120,005. That works out to roughly +18% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY have?

The current EPC rating for 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in November 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY?

40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (494 sq ft), around 15 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 48% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SG9 9QY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY heated?

The latest EPC at 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY?

40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY is in council tax band D.

Where is 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY located?

40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY sits in Cottered, Buntingford, Buntingford. It falls within the SG9 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY?

Police records around 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY 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 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY?

The closest primary school to 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY is Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (2.8km).

What transport links are near 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY?

The closest bus stop to 40 The Crescent, SG9 9QY is The Bull PH, 219m away. In total there are 7 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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40 The Crescent, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QY

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

46 m²

494 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 40 The Crescent

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

40 The Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cottered, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 9QY). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 494 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2014–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 18% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 is 13% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£870/sq ft) was about 132.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

40 The Crescent'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 08 Nov 2021

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

9.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 The Crescent, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

40 The Crescent has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

40 The Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£486,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.0% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£430,000

Growth on file: 18.0% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

8 December 2016Most recent
£430,000
+38.7%over 1 year
17 December 2014
£309,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 9QY: £380,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in SG9 9QY

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On the street

Versus other The Crescent homes

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

40 The Crescent outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£9,368

Street avg £3,934

Strongly above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.3 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

The Bull PH — bus stop.

Closest school

2.8 km

Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SG9 9QY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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