Kingfisher House, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JU
About Kingfisher House
Kingfisher House is a detached house in Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 248 m² (around 2669 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2025 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in October 2006. At 248 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £996,000 sits 93.4% above the 2006 sale of £515,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 28.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Kingfisher House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
S73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of UTT/26/0386/HHF (Demolition of existing conservatory and proposed single storey rear extension)
- Agent
- CANNON Architectural Design Ltd.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/26/0929/FUL
- Feb 2026DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and proposed single storey rear extension
- Agent
- CANNON Architectural Design Ltd.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/26/0386/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Kingfisher House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£996,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 8 years.
£515,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2006Most recent
£515,000
+53.7%over 5 years8 January 2001
£335,000
+28.8%over 2 years11 June 1998
£260,000
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
£325,000Bulse Cottage, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JU
Sold Feb 2016
£617,500Willows, 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
£675,000
Everything we know about Kingfisher 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 Duck Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for Kingfisher House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,077
Street avg £3,972
Floor Area
248 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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.
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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