42 The Crescent, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QY
About 42 The Crescent
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
42 The Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 42 The Crescent.
- Apr 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two Storey Side Extension
- Reference
- 3/06/0254/FP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 42 The Crescent was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£178,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 July 2002Most recent
£178,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG9 9QY: £380,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in SG9 9QY
31 The Crescent, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QY
Sold Oct 2025
£470,00037 The Crescent, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QY
Sold Nov 2024
£335,00033 The Crescent, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QY
Sold Oct 2019
£370,00025 The Crescent, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QY
Sold Jul 2017
£415,00040 The Crescent, Cottered, Buntingford, SG9 9QY
Sold Dec 2016
£430,000
Everything we know about 42 The Crescent, 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 The Crescent homes
42 The Crescent is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,069
Street avg £5,594
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB