Purton End House, Purton End, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JT
About Purton End House
Purton End House is a detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3JT). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1254 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold May 2022 for £550,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Purton End House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Purton End House was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2021New BuildFullIn report
Proposed erection of 1 no. dwelling and new access.
- Agent
- Mr Jeremy Denn
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/3289/FUL
- Jul 2019RenovationHeritageIn report
New straw thatch spar coat with new sedge ridge. Repairs and replacement of rotten sole (base) plates to the external walls. Replacement of defective brick paved floor to the rear reception room.
- Agent
- Snow Walker Surveyors
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/19/1194/LB
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Purton End House
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Purton End House has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 21 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
26 May 2022Most recent
£550,000
+31.0%over 1 year18 June 2020
£420,000
-26.2%over 7 years16 November 2012
£569,000
+34.2%over 10 years8 November 2002
£424,000
+30.5%over 1 year19 December 2000
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3JT: £845,000 (2018–2006).
Nearby sales in CB11 3JT
2 Newhouse Farm Cottages, Purton End, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JT
Sold Mar 2018
£730,000The Grange, Purton End, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JT
Sold Feb 2018
£975,000Hillside Barn, Purton End, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JT
Sold Jul 2012
£845,0001 Newhouse Farm Cottages, Purton End, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JT
Sold Jul 1996
£157,000
Everything we know about Purton End House, 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
- A planning decision worth checking

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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy. 3 schools 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
41.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB