2 Rose Cottages, Henham Road, Debden Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LZ
About 2 Rose Cottages
2 Rose Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Debden Green, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (203 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £445,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£582/sq ft) was about 184.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2016DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension. Installation of 2 rooflights to rear elevation. Erection of detached single storey garden store/residential annexe
- Agent
- Architectural Services
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/2534/HHF
- Sept 2016OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Proposed Annex
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/1948/CLP
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 21 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2021Most recent
£445,000
+82.4%over 7 years8 November 2013
£244,000
+16.2%over 3 years14 September 2010
£210,000
+14.1%over 3 years17 September 2006
£184,000
+10.8%over 3 years28 November 2002
£166,000
+39.5%over 1 year31 January 2001
£119,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3LZ: £750,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB11 3LZ
Leggatts Farm, The Stables, Henham Road, Debden Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LZ
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
£1,200,000Ducketts Farm, Henham Road, Debden Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LZ
Sold Jun 2021
£1,300,000
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Henham Road homes
2 Rose Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,268
Street avg £3,651
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 208 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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