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Charnock, Ickleton Road, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LT

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Charnock

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Charnock is a semi-detached house in Elmdon, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4LT). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil.

Sold December 2018 for £441,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £566,000 is 28.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 125 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 23 EPCs).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Charnock's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2018from Apr 2011
EPC improved fromF30toE41
Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Charnock, Ickleton Road, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Charnock has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2016
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey side extension and alterations.

    Agent
    Donald Purkiss & Associates LLP
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/16/0498/HHF
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£566,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£441,500

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 December 2018Most recent

    £441,500

    +52.2%over 13 years
  2. 9 December 2005

    £290,000

    +108.3%over 8 years
  3. 19 August 1997

    £139,250

    +21.1%over 1 year
  4. 30 July 1996

    £115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4LT: £625,000 (2021–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Ickleton Road homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£3,532

Street avg £3,145

Above

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 170 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 9.4 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Saffron Walden district page.

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 4LT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB11 4LT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4LT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Charnock, Ickleton Road, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.