The Old Chapel, Royston Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4JX
About The Old Chapel
The Old Chapel is a detached house in Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4JX). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, 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
The Old Chapel's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at The Old Chapel is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Aug 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
1no.cherry tree-crown reduced by 3 metres all round.
- Agent
- Happy Branches Tree Surgery
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/23/1978/TCA
- Feb 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Robinia - Remove tree to near ground level
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/22/0256/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Old Chapel
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
The Old Chapel has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 The Old Chapel, 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
Habitable Rooms for The Old Chapel lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 189 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 10.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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