Old Chapel, High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LE
About Old Chapel
Old Chapel is a detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LE). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 168 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Old Chapel's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Old Chapel has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Old Chapel
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 Chapel has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£664,000
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 3LE: £450,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CB11 3LE
Jasmine Cottage, High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LE
Sold Jun 2024
£605,000Beauley Firth, High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LE
Sold Feb 2024
£285,000Connlas Well, High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LE
Sold Mar 2016
£450,0001 Old Ships Cottages, High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LE
Sold Mar 2016
£410,000The Chestnuts, High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LE
Sold Jan 2016
£610,000
Everything we know about Old Chapel, 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 High Street homes
Old Chapel outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 156 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB