Lilac Cottage, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG
About Lilac Cottage
Lilac Cottage is a semi-detached house in Widdington, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3SG). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 116 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 149.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £540,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Lilac Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lilac Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Lilac Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£592,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 23 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
16 November 2021Most recent
£540,000
+89.5%over 16 years12 January 2005
£285,000
+109.6%over 5 years2 February 1999
£135,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3SG: £425,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CB11 3SG
Martins Farm, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG
Sold Jan 2025
£920,000Oak Tree Cottage, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG
Sold Dec 2024
£370,000Old Post Office, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG
Sold Jun 2022
£927,500Ray Cottage, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG
Sold Feb 2021
£425,000Dawn Cottage, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG
Sold Dec 2018
£390,000
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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
Lilac Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,655
Street avg £3,325
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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