1 Rose Cottages, Henham Road, Debden Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LZ
About 1 Rose Cottages
1 Rose Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Debden Green, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil.
Across 1999–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 sits 111.7% above the 2012 sale of £282,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 36.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in July 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. At 143 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (203 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Rose Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Rose Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed two storey front and side extension and single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/15/3280/HHF
- Sept 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed two storey front and side extension and single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/15/2334/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Rose Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 13 years.
£282,500
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
19 July 2012Most recent
£282,500
-10.3%over 4 years24 July 2007
£315,000
+104.5%over 8 years8 July 1999
£154,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3LZ: £750,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB11 3LZ
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Sold Sept 2025
£750,000Oak View, Henham Road, Debden Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LZ
Sold May 2024
£1,060,000Okefield, Henham Road, Debden Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LZ
Sold May 2024
£535,000Woodlands, Henham Road, Debden Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LZ
Sold Jul 2023
£1,200,0002 Rose Cottages, Henham Road, Debden Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LZ
Sold Sept 2021
£445,000
Everything we know about 1 Rose Cottages, 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 Henham Road homes
1 Rose Cottages outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,976
Street avg £4,188
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 203 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
1.0 km
Henham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 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
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB