Wrens, Thaxted Road, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LW
About Wrens
Wrens is a detached house in Debden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LW). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since June 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 98 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 15 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 is 45.3% above the 2008 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Wrens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Wrens
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 June 2008Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3LW: £482,500 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CB11 3LW
Badgers Lodge, Thaxted Road, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LW
Sold Aug 2023
£482,5001 Denesyde, Thaxted Road, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LW
Sold Dec 2021
£550,000Alice Cottage, Thaxted Road, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LW
Sold Oct 2019
£380,0004 Denesyde, Thaxted Road, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LW
Sold Aug 2019
£637,000Bakers Cottage, Thaxted Road, Debden, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LW
Sold Oct 2015
£301,500
Everything we know about Wrens, 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 Thaxted Road homes
Years Held for Wrens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,469
Street avg £3,766
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.0 km
Highfields — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB