Cedar Cottage, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA
About Cedar Cottage
Cedar Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £709,000 is 12.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2020 for £630,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Cedar Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2007FullIn report
Change of use from field to garden. Erection of garage/store
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/0697/07/FUL
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- 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.
£709,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£630,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 October 2020Most recent
£630,000
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
£830,0002 The Old Barn, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA
Sold Nov 2020
£575,000
Everything we know about Cedar 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 Wood Hall homes
Cedar Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,345
Street avg £4,728
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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.
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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