Pleasant House, High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LE
About Pleasant House
Pleasant House is a detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LE). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 116 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 11 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Pleasant House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2012New BuildOutlineIn report
Outline planning permission for erection of 1 no. dwelling with some matters reserved
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1370/12/OP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Pleasant House
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
Pleasant House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£549,000
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 Pleasant House, 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
Floor Area for Pleasant House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 161 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB