Crathie, Hampit Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HJ
About Crathie
Crathie is a semi-detached house in Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2026FullIn report
S73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans), 12 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan and Layout) and 13 (Biodiversity Lighting Design Scheme) of UTT/22/0577/FUL (Erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings along with access, landscaping, associated infrastructure and revised access arrangements for Crathie)
- Agent
- The Planning Consultancy Ltd
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/26/0612/FUL
- Jan 2025ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 12 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan and Layout) and 13 (Lighting Design Scheme) attached to UTT/22/0577/FUL
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/0223/DOC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Crathie has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£542,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 4HJ: £690,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB11 4HJ
Dunkeld, Hampit Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HJ
Sold Mar 2025
£695,000Tallis Cottage, Hampit Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HJ
Sold Jan 2025
£721,000Pump Cottage, Hampit Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HJ
Sold Oct 2024
£647,000Empire Cottage, Hampit Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HJ
Sold Jan 2024
£550,0001 Maple Cottages, Hampit Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HJ
Sold Jan 2022
£232,500
Everything we know about Crathie, 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 Hampit Road homes
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 148 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.5 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
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB