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42 The Crescent, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QY

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
167 m²
1798 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 42 The Crescent

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

42 The Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cottered, Buntingford, Buntingford (SG9 9QY). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £479,000 sits 168.3% above the 2002 sale of £178,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 77.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

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

42 The Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 The Crescent, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 42 The Crescent.

  1. Apr 2006
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two Storey Side Extension

    Reference
    3/06/0254/FP
    View planning record
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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.

Latest sale on 42 The Crescent was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£479,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2002)

£178,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 July 2002Most recent

    £178,500

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

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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.

42 The Crescent is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,069

Street avg £5,594

Strongly below

Floor Area

167 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Buntingford district page.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for SG9 9QY

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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