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Church Cottage, Ickleton Road, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LT

Listed building3 planning records
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Council tax
Band E
Overview

About Church Cottage

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

Church Cottage is a five-bedroom property in Elmdon, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4LT). It has council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold December 2021 for £630,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

No EPC on record

This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.

Planning

Planning history

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

A new windows application was refused at Church Cottage in 2022.

  1. Sept 2022
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Proposed repairs to historic timber windows, painting of external render, alterations to fenestration and replace all single glazed windows to 1980s extension with slimline double glazed casements.

    Agent
    John Guest Architectural
    New Windows
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/22/1920/LB
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2022
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Proposed replacement of 8 no. windows to front and side of original property and all windows to existing rear extension. Alterations to fenestration, moving back door further along and replacing with double French doors and putting window where single door was.

    New Windows
    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/22/0892/LB
    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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Last sold (2021)

£630,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 December 2021Most recent

    £630,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4LT: £587,500 (2021–2021).

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Comparables

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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.
Full Saffron Walden report

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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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