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

The Cottage is a detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LE). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 sits 52.5% above the 2010 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 91.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (154 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.