2 Clavering Hall Cottages, Stortford Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PG
About 2 Clavering Hall Cottages
2 Clavering Hall Cottages is a semi-detached house in Clavering, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4PG). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include subdivision and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Aug 2007SubdivisionHeritageIn report
Conversion of barns to four residential dwellings with internal alterations and demolition of part of grainstore
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1041/07/LB
- Aug 2007DemolitionFullIn report
Change of use of traditional farm buildings to four residential dwellings and demolition of part of grainstore. Erection of boundary walls
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1040/07/FUL
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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
2 Clavering Hall Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£381,000
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 4PG: £425,000 (2020–2010).
Nearby sales in CB11 4PG
Olde Barn, Stortford Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PG
Sold Jul 2020
£884,000The Granary, Stortford Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PG
Sold Jun 2013
£350,000Great Barn, Stortford Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PG
Sold Jun 2011
£975,000Drovers Barn, Stortford Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PG
Sold Dec 2010
£425,000
Everything we know about 2 Clavering Hall Cottages, 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 Stortford Road homes
Floor Area for 2 Clavering Hall Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 187 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.6 km
M & M Supermarket — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Clavering Primary School. 1 school 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
42.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB