2 Rectory Cottages, Wicken Bonhunt, Saffron Walden, CB11 3UG

2 Rectory Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wicken Bonhunt, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3UG). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £791,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.