Draytons Farm, Royston Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JX
About Draytons Farm
Draytons Farm is a five-bedroom detached house in Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4JX). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in December 2003. At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 29 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. Today's modelled estimate of £832,000 sits 84.9% above the 2003 sale of £450,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 55.2% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows and a loft conversion, 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Draytons Farm 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Feb 2023ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 3 (brick and mortar detail) attached to UTT/22/1573/HHF.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/23/0128/DOC
- Aug 2022FullIn report
Proposed boundary wall
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/22/1573/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Draytons Farm valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£832,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 December 2003Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4JX: £242,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CB11 4JX
The Old Mill, Flat 9, Royston Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JX
Sold Nov 2024
£250,000The Old Mill, Flat 16, Royston Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JX
Sold Nov 2024
£242,500Hoodwink House, Royston Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JX
Sold Sept 2023
£1,450,000Lime Tree House, Flat 1, Royston Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JX
Sold Sept 2023
£191,500The Old Mill, Flat 1, Royston Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JX
Sold Aug 2021
£215,000
Everything we know about Draytons Farm, 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 Royston Road homes
On epc rating, Draytons Farm runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,064
Street avg £3,123
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 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
0.2 km
Audley End Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
2.1 km
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport. 5 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
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB