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The Willows, Hamperden End, Debden Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3NA

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 23
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Willows

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

The Willows is a detached house in Debden Green, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3NA). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 99 m² it sits well below the postcode median (163 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 30.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £545,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

The Willows's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F23
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Willows, Hamperden End, Debden Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2021
    Outline
    In report

    The siting of a caravan for Ancilary Use

    Documents
    26 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/21/1737/CLP
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£585,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£545,000

Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 March 2021Most recent

    £545,000

    +5.8%over 3 years
  2. 24 November 2017

    £515,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3NA: £725,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Hamperden End homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for The Willows lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,505

Street avg £4,321

Strongly above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 189 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 8.5 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

1.8 km

Henham Road — bus stop.

Closest school

2.9 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3NA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

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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