The Shire, Smiths Green, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LP
About The Shire
The Shire is a detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LP). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2021OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of cart lodge style garage attaching to existing garage
- Agent
- Mr A F Weaver
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/1194/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Shire has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£682,000
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 3LP: £375,000 (2025–2018).
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
£390,00018 Smiths Green, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LP
Sold Jul 2020
£350,00012 Smiths Green, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LP
Sold Mar 2014
£245,00016 Smiths Green, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LP
Sold Jul 2002
£165,000
Everything we know about The Shire, 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
Floor Area for The Shire runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.1 km
Rook End Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB