Ring Cottage, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG

Ring Cottage is a semi-detached house in Widdington, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3SG). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 28.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 sits 57.1% above the 2005 sale of £287,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 57.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 86 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 11 EPCs).