The Small Barn, Smiths Green, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LP
About The Small Barn
The Small Barn is a detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LP). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil.
At 226 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 planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Small Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
The Small Barn has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/0750/10/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Small Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£951,000
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 Small Barn, 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 floor area, The Small Barn stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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