Sparrows Farm, Henham Road, Debden Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3LZ

Sparrows Farm is a five-bedroom detached house in Debden Green, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2607 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 36). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 242 m² it's 22.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (197 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 101% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2019 for £1,200,000.