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

Notable views
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
157 m²
1690 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Tallis Cottage

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

Tallis Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £721,000 — fresh data. Across 2023–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 91.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-west-facing
  • GarageSingle, Detached
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Tallis Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

Tallis Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Tallis Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£654,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£721,000

Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 January 2025Most recent

    £721,000

    +4.5%over 1 year

  2. 1 February 2023

    £690,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4HJ: £550,000 (2025–2021).

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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.

On epc rating, Tallis Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,592

Street avg £3,461

Above

Floor Area

157 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

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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.

Go deeper on the local area

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 Tallis Cottage, Hampit Road, Arkesden, Saffron Walden, CB11 4HJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.