Old Cottage, Church Lane, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LD
About Old Cottage
Old Cottage is a detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 137 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Old Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Old Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Old Cottage
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
Old Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£510,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 Old 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 Church Lane homes
Old Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB