18 Smiths Green, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LP
About 18 Smiths Green
18 Smiths Green is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LP). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2017); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 20.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 22.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £350,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
18 Smiths Green sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Mar 2019ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge Conditions 2 (Samples) and 3 (hard&soft landscaping) attached to UTT/17/3708/FUL dated 31.02.2018
- Agent
- Newton Associates
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/18/3478/DOC
- Feb 2018New BuildFullIn report
Proposed new two storey 2 bedroom house on land adjacent 18 Smiths Green, including the formation of a new shared access off Thaxted road, and parking provision and with turning area for both houses.
- Agent
- Ian Abrams Architect Limited
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/17/3708/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 July 2020Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3LP: £375,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in CB11 3LP
5 Smiths Green, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LP
Sold Mar 2025
£426,50019 Smiths Green, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LP
Sold Dec 2022
£390,00012 Smiths Green, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LP
Sold Mar 2014
£245,00016 Smiths Green, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LP
Sold Jul 2002
£165,000Millers Farm, Smiths Green, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LP
Sold Oct 1997
£400,000
Everything we know about 18 Smiths Green, 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 Smiths Green homes
On epc rating, 18 Smiths Green runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,097
Street avg £4,360
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Rook End Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB