What kind of home is 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA?

1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA is a 5-bedroom end-of-terrace house, set on a cul-de-sac and listed for its heritage value.

What did 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA sell for?

1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA last sold for £680,000 in October 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £530,000 in November 2020, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA changed over time?

Across 2 sales between November 2020 and October 2024, 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA rose from £530,000 to £680,000, a change of £150,000. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA have?

The current EPC rating for 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA?

1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (1,636 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 49% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 4HA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA use?

The latest EPC at 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA?

1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA in?

1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA sits in Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

Is 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA in a safe area?

Police records around 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA?

The closest primary school to 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA is Clavering Primary School (2.2km).

What is the nearest station to 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA?

The closest bus stop to 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA is Wood Hall, 382m away. In total there are 19 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA

Listed building

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

152 m²

1636 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 The Old Barn

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

1 The Old Barn is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.

At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2020–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 15% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £680,000 in October 2024.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Listed buildingYes
Underfloor heatingYes
Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 The Old Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 The Old Barn has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Current estimate

£674,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£680,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

9 October 2024Most recent
£680,000
+28.3%over 3 years
27 November 2020
£530,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4HA: £420,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in CB11 4HA

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On the street

Versus other Wood Hall homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 1 The Old Barn lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,474

Street avg £4,712

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Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 129 m²

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Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Saffron Walden report

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

0.4 km

Wood Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

2.2 km

Clavering Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 4HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4HA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.4dB

Low

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