4 School Cottages, Church Lane, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LD
About 4 School Cottages
4 School Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 sits 77.8% above the 2004 sale of £243,000. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
4 School Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 School Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey front extension
- Agent
- Alun Design Consultancy
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/1147/HHF
- Nov 2010ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition C.17.1 and C.5.2 on UTT/1613/10/FUL
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/2123/10/DOC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 School Cottages
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
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Sales history & valuation
4 School Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£243,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 June 2004Most recent
£243,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3LD: £430,000 (2021–2007).
Nearby sales in CB11 3LD
Old School House, Church Lane, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LD
Sold Jul 2021
£430,000New Cottage, Church Lane, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LD
Sold Mar 2021
£669,5001 School Cottages, Church Lane, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LD
Sold Feb 2019
£400,000Sycamore House, Church Lane, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LD
Sold Dec 2017
£650,0002 School Cottages, Church Lane, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LD
Sold Sept 2004
£187,000
Everything we know about 4 School Cottages, 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 Church Lane homes
On price per m², 4 School Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,115
Street avg £4,013
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB