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Pump Cottage, Hampit Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HJ

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
153 m²
1647 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Pump Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Pump Cottage is a detached house in Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 50.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2024 for £647,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Pump Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Pump Cottage, Hampit Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at Pump Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Aug 2006
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Prune back by 4m no. 1 Ash Tree T63 TPO 2/85 Pump Cottage Hampits Road Arke

    Reference
    UTT/1090/06/TPO
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2006
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Reduce height of no.1 Pear Tree in grounds of Pump Cottage Hampit Road

    Reference
    UTT/1091/06/TCA
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Pump Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£678,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£647,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 October 2024Most recent

    £647,000

    +367.1%over 28 years

  2. 3 November 1995

    £138,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4HJ: £690,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Hampit Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Pump Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,229

Street avg £3,506

Above

Floor Area

153 m²

Street avg 147 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

On par
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Saffron Walden district page.
Full Saffron Walden report

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 4HJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB11 4HJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4HJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Pump Cottage, Hampit Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.