What type of property is 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA?

2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA is a semi-detached house.

How energy efficient is 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA?

The current EPC rating for 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA?

2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (829 sq ft). That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 4HA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA heated?

The latest EPC at 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA have?

2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in July 2020. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA?

2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA is in council tax band D.

Where is 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA located?

2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA sits in Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA?

Police records around 2 Foremans Cottage, 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.

Which schools serve 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA?

The closest primary school to 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA is Clavering Primary School (2.2km).

What transport links are near 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA?

The closest bus stop to 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, CB11 4HA is Wood Hall, 382m away. In total there are 19 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

77 m²

829 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 2 Foremans Cottage

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

2 Foremans Cottage is a semi-detached house in Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 77 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 25 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Energy

Energy performance

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

2 Foremans Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Foremans Cottage, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jul 2020
Full
In report
Regularising the use of 1 & 2 Foremans Cottages as 2 no. dwellings alternative to approved application UTT/0856/93/FUL
Agent
Lucy Carpenter Planning Consultant
Retrospective
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
UTT/20/1001/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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2 Foremans Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£382,000

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4HA: £475,000 (2024–2021).

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.

2 Foremans Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

EPC Rating

41 (E)

Street avg 56 (D)

Below

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

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