The Lodge, Wood Hall, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HA

The Lodge is a detached house in Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.

At 184 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). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £830,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.