Vine Cottage, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG
About Vine Cottage
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 performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2020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
Planning history
Vine Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trim and reshape 1 no. Yew
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/26/0050/TCA
- Jan 2019ExtensionFullIn 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
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£549,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 19 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
25 June 2017Most recent
£475,000
+37.7%over 6 years25 August 2010
£345,000
+148.2%over 11 years12 November 1998
£139,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3SG: £540,000 (2025–2021).
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
£927,500Lilac Cottage, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG
Sold Nov 2021
£540,000Ray Cottage, High Street, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SG
Sold Feb 2021
£425,000
Everything we know about Vine 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
Vine Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,178
Street avg £3,378
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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