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

3 sales on record6 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
114 m²
1224 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Vine Cottage

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

Vine Cottage is a semi-detached house in Widdington, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3SG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1224 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 114 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £549,000 is 15.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 123.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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.

Vine Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Vine Cottage, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Vine Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Jan 2026
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Trim and reshape 1 no. Yew

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/26/0050/TCA
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2019
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed single storey rear infill extension

    Agent
    2P Studio
    Documents
    48 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/18/3165/HHF
    View planning record
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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£549,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£475,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 June 2017Most recent

    £475,000

    +37.7%over 6 years
  2. 25 August 2010

    £345,000

    +148.2%over 11 years
  3. 12 November 1998

    £139,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3SG: £540,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Vine Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,178

Street avg £3,378

On par

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

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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

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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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 3SG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB11 3SG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3SG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Vine Cottage, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.