Orchard House, Hampit Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HJ
About Orchard House
Orchard House is a detached house in Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 255 m² (around 2745 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil.
At 255 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Orchard House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Orchard House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Orchard House
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
Orchard House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£955,000
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
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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 Orchard House, 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
Floor Area for Orchard House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
255 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 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