2 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA
About 2 The Old Barn
2 The Old Barn is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 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 latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 178 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £696,000 is 21% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 17.7% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £575,000 in November 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 The Old Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2021RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of windows and doors, increase patio with addition of steps to raised lawn area and install gate to rear boundary.
New Windows- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/0308/HHF
- Apr 2021RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of windows and doors, increase patio with addition of steps to raised lawn area and install gate to rear boundary.
New Windows- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/0309/LB
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£696,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£575,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 November 2020Most recent
£575,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4HA: £475,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CB11 4HA
1 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA
Sold Oct 2024
£680,0002 Woodmans Cottage, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA
Sold Mar 2023
£315,0002 The Dairy, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA
Sold Feb 2022
£475,000The Lodge, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA
Sold Jan 2021
£830,0001 The Dairy, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA
Sold Nov 2020
£425,000
Everything we know about 2 The Old Barn, 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 Wood Hall homes
2 The Old Barn is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,230
Street avg £4,867
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.4 km
Wood Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Clavering Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB