Rouen Cottage, Duck Street, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JU
About Rouen Cottage
Rouen Cottage is a semi-detached house in Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1064 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2009) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since June 2009. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 99 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £511,000 is 16.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 62.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rouen Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rouen Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/0564/10/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Rouen Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 6 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2015Most recent
£440,000
+27.5%over 5 years6 July 2009
£345,000
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
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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
On co₂ emissions, Rouen Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,450
Street avg £3,708
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 164 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Years Held
11 years
Street avg 15 years
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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