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Bulse Cottage, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JU

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
210 m²
2260 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bulse Cottage

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

Bulse Cottage is a semi-detached house in Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across 2008–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £815,000 is 32% above the 2016 sale price.

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bulse Cottage, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2010
    Full
    In report

    Replacement garage revised scheme to planning permission UTT/0383/09/FUL

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/0930/10/FUL
    View planning record
  2. May 2008
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two storey side extension and rear conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/0487/08/FUL
    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.

Bulse Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2008.

Current estimate

£815,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£617,500

Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 February 2016Most recent

    £617,500

    +105.8%over 7 years
  2. 28 March 2008

    £300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4JU: £486,500 (2025–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Duck Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Bulse Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,940

Street avg £3,876

On par

Floor Area

210 m²

Street avg 154 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.6 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Audley End Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

1.9 km

Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport. 3 schools nearby.

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 4JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB11 4JU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.3dB

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 Bulse Cottage, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.