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Alice Cottage, Thaxted Road, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LW

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Alice Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Alice Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LW). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil.

At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 is 15.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 20.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £380,000 in October 2019.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Alice Cottage, Thaxted Road, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Oct 2014
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Demolition of existing single storey side extension and erection of two storey side extension

    Extension
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/14/2476/HHF
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£440,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£380,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 October 2019Most recent

    £380,000

    +72.7%over 13 years

  2. 13 July 2006

    £220,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3LW: £482,500 (2023–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Thaxted Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Alice Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,176

Street avg £3,688

Above

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Below
Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Saffron Walden district page.
Full Saffron Walden report

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

0.0 km

Highfields — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 3LW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB11 3LW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3LW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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