Bulse Cottage, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JU
About Bulse Cottage
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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2025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
Planning history
- Jul 2010FullIn report
Replacement garage revised scheme to planning permission UTT/0383/09/FUL
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/0930/10/FUL
- May 2008ConservatoryFullIn 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
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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
Bulse Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2008.
£815,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 8 years.
£617,500
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
19 February 2016Most recent
£617,500
+105.8%over 7 years28 March 2008
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4JU: £486,500 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in CB11 4JU
The Lodge, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JU
Sold Jun 2025
£486,5001 Bulse Farm Cottage, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JU
Sold Dec 2017
£325,000Willows, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JU
Sold Apr 2015
£495,000Garden Cottage, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JU
Sold Mar 2015
£675,000Rouen Cottage, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JU
Sold Jan 2015
£440,000
Everything we know about Bulse Cottage, 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 Duck Street homes
Bulse Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,940
Street avg £3,876
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.3dB