8 Quicksie Hill, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HE
About 8 Quicksie Hill
8 Quicksie Hill is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4HE). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 31.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 24.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (August 2016). At 90 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 13 EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 8 Quicksie Hill
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
8 Quicksie Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at 8 Quicksie Hill.
- Jun 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduction by approx 2-3m of No.1 Willow
- Agent
- Mercer Tree Services Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/19/1367/TPO
- Oct 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Proposed part two storey, part single storey rear extension and single storey front extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/2251/HHF
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Quicksie Hill
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
8 Quicksie Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£305,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 August 2016Most recent
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4HE: £460,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in CB11 4HE
15 Quicksie Hill, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HE
Sold Aug 2022
£490,00017 Quicksie Hill, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HE
Sold Aug 2022
£460,00011 Quicksie Hill, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HE
Sold Feb 2022
£425,0001 Quicksie Hill, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HE
Sold Nov 2017
£600,0002 Quicksie Hill, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HE
Sold Feb 2016
£382,000
Everything we know about 8 Quicksie Hill, 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 Quicksie Hill homes
On co₂ emissions, 8 Quicksie Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,389
Street avg £2,955
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.6 km
The Gap — bus stop.
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
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB