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5 bed house for sale Cottered, Buntingford, SG9

Guide Price

£2,650,000

Reduced on 16/10/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
Size: £478 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Key features

Georgian Old Rectory
Elegant period detials with stylish modern additions
Magnificent open plan kitchen
5 Double bedrooms
Wonderful mature gardens and grounds
Pond

About this property

The Old Rectory provides over 5,500 sq ft of elegant accommodation, arranged mainly across two generous floors. Anthony Trollope is believed to have stayed in The Old Rectory, once the home of his grandfather a former Rector of the village.

A splendid reception hall sets the tone, with tiled flooring, high ceilings and cornicing continuing throughout the ground floor. The principal reception rooms comprise a sitting room and drawing room, linked by a wide, squared archway to create an ideal semi open-plan entertaining space. Both feature wooden flooring and tall, south-facing sash windows overlooking the garden, while the sitting room is centred around an impressive marble fireplace. A further reception room is currently used as an office.

Floorplan

Council tax

Ask agent

Per year

Band A

£1,637
Band B

£1,909
Band C

£2,182
Band D

£2,455
Band E

£3,000
Band F

£3,546
Band G

£4,091
Band H

£4,910

The agent hasn't said which band this home is in; you can look it up on GOV.UK. In East Hertfordshire, 2026/27 bills run from £1,637 a year in band A to £4,910 in band H.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across East Hertfordshire, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone.

Property timeline

Reduced

October 2026 £2,650,000

Was £2,950,000
Listed

September 2026 £2,950,000

5 beds · 3 baths · this listing

Past sales can't be shown: the agent hasn't given the house number.

Price guide

This home

£478 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£454 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£350 / sq ft

£478 / sq ft

£560 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£478 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in SG9 (£350–£560, 10th–90th percentile, 266 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 266 homes sold in SG9 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in SG9 →

Location

Cottered, Buntingford, SG9

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £2,650,000

£1.3m £4m

Deposit10% £265,000

£0 £2.7m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £2,385,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £530,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
The Old Forge Cottage Detached	Detached	Nov 2015	n/a	n/a	n/a	£667,000
Bull Cottage Detached	Detached	Apr 2014	n/a	n/a	n/a	£375,000
Glebe House Detached	Detached	Oct 2013	n/a	n/a	n/a	£525,000
Ivy Bank Detached	Detached	Mar 2010	n/a	n/a	n/a	£330,000
The Old Forge Cottage Detached	Detached	May 2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	£225,000
Hummerstons Cottage Detached	Detached	Aug 2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	£442,000
Hummerstons Cottage Detached	Detached	Aug 2003	n/a	n/a	n/a	£419,000
Hearts Cottage Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Jul 1999	n/a	n/a	n/a	£165,000