Baldwin House, Ickleton Road, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LT
About Baldwin House
Baldwin House is a five-bedroom detached house in Elmdon, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4LT). It has a recorded floor area of 241 m² (around 2594 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 241 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 68% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £950,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Baldwin 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 efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at Baldwin House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Felling of 1 no. Acer campestre to allow light to other trees and shrubs, neighbouring property and solar panels.
- Agent
- Hemingford Horticulture Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/26/0021/TCA
- Jan 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduce 1 no. Ash by 30%.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- UTT/1748/09/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,001,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 16 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2021Most recent
£950,000
+62.4%over 16 years17 April 2005
£585,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4LT: £587,500 (2021–2021).
Nearby sales in CB11 4LT
Church Cottage, Ickleton Road, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LT
Sold Dec 2021
£630,000Drumcon, Ickleton Road, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LT
Sold Sept 2021
£625,000Rose Cottage, Ickleton Road, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LT
Sold May 2021
£228,000Old Vicarage Cottage, Ickleton Road, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LT
Sold Apr 2021
£405,000White Haven, Ickleton Road, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LT
Sold Mar 2021
£587,500
Everything we know about Baldwin 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 Ickleton Road homes
Baldwin House is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,942
Street avg £3,117
Floor Area
241 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Ickleton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB