Dawn Cottage, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG
About Dawn Cottage
Dawn Cottage is a semi-detached house in Widdington, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3SG). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 83.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £390,000 in December 2018.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Dawn Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2018OutbuildingFullIn report
Section 73A Retrospective application for a timber summer house located to the rear of Dawn Cottage
Retrospective- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/18/2321/HHF
- Mar 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/0306/12/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Dawn Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.9% per year over 22 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 13.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2018Most recent
£390,000
+132.1%over 6 years9 February 2012
£168,000
+646.7%over 15 years7 February 1997
£22,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3SG: £540,000 (2025–2021).
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Everything we know about Dawn Cottage, 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 High Street homes
Habitable Rooms for Dawn Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,333
Street avg £3,360
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.1 km
Fleur-de-Lys — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB