Fox Cottage, Elder Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JY
About Fox Cottage
Fox Cottage is a detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3JY). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1252 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £673,000 is 18.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 71.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £567,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Fox Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2022ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 14 (Biodiversity enhancement strategy) attached to UTT/20/0365/FUL.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/22/1047/DOC
- Oct 2021HeritageIn report
Break out concrete around surface water drain and remove kerosene contaminated soils. Chemically treat the exposed footings. Use of 3 no. perforated steel lances underneath the foundations. Remake concrete drain surround and other works.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/2961/CLLB
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Fox Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£673,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 21 years.
£567,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
18 March 2021Most recent
£567,000
+157.7%over 21 years16 December 1999
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3JY: £477,500 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in CB11 3JY
3 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JY
Sold Nov 2022
£540,0001 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JY
Sold Aug 2021
£655,000Glebe Cottage, Elder Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JY
Sold Jul 2011
£345,000Ricketts Farm, Elder Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JY
Sold Sept 2007
£255,0002 Manor Cottages, Elder Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JY
Sold Oct 2002
£140,000
Everything we know about Fox Cottage, 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 Elder Street homes
Fox Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,876
Street avg £3,649
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 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
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB