What kind of home is 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY?

3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY last change hands?

3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY last sold for £540,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £130,000 in June 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY?

Across 6 sales between June 1997 and November 2022, 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY rose from £130,000 to £540,000, a change of £410,000. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in May 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY?

3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (1,227 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 54% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 3JY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY use?

The latest EPC at 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY have?

3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY has 1 planning record on file (1 refused), most recent in December 2005. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY?

3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY is in council tax band E.

Which area is 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY in?

3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY sits in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY?

Police records around 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY?

The closest primary school to 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY is Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy (877m).

What is the nearest station to 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY?

The closest bus stop to 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, CB11 3JY is Primary School, 862m away. In total there are 11 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JY

6 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

114 m²

1227 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Manor Cottages

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

3 Manor Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3JY). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 78.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: a loft conversion refused in 2005. Sold November 2022 for £540,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2018

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2018from May 2013

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

88%26%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dec 2005
Loft ConversionFull
In report
Loft conversion with two dormers to rear
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
UTT/1693/05/FUL
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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.

Price for 3 Manor Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£562,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£540,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

8 November 2022Most recent
£540,000
+13.1%over 3 years
8 January 2019
£477,500
+32.6%over 4 years
14 March 2014
£359,995
+12.5%over 7 years
13 July 2006
£320,000
+1.6%over 1 year
12 November 2004
£315,000
+142.3%over 7 years
25 June 1997
£130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3JY: £350,000 (2021–2007).

Nearby sales in CB11 3JY

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On the street

Versus other Elder Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Manor Cottages is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,737

Street avg £3,683

On par

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Strongly above

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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

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.9 km

Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 3JY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3JY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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