The Chestnuts, High Street, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LE

The Chestnuts is a detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LE). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.

At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (145 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £812,000 is 33.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.