White Horse Cottage, Starlings Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PP
About White Horse Cottage
White Horse Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Clavering, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4PP). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
A recent sale: £515,000 in February 2025. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £585,000 is 13.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 69.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
White Horse Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2025RenovationHeritageIn report
Removal of existing oil tank and replace with ASHP. Removal of render to front elevation and repair and replace with new render and insulation board. Removal of contemporary chimney to to rear. Removal of non historic partition wall to kitchen. Removal of non historic partition to first floor to form new shower.
- Agent
- The Planning Consultancy Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/1411/LB
- May 2025RenovationFullIn report
Removal of existing oil tank and replace with ASHP. Removal of render to front elevation and repair and replace with new render and insulation board. Removal of contemporary chimney to to rear. Removal of non historic partition wall to kitchen. Removal of non historic partition to first floor to form new shower.
- Agent
- The Planning Consultancy Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/1410/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on White Horse Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£515,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 February 2025Most recent
£515,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4PP: £360,000 (2014–1998).
Nearby sales in CB11 4PP
Bluebell Cottage, Starlings Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PP
Sold Jan 2014
£248,000Rose Cottage, Starlings Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PP
Sold Nov 2013
£360,000The Old White Horse, Starlings Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PP
Sold Jul 2012
£467,5005 Starlings Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PP
Sold May 2006
£380,000Ashtree Market Garden, Starlings Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PP
Sold Aug 1998
£250,000
Everything we know about White Horse Cottage, 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 Starlings Green homes
White Horse Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,601
Street avg £2,630
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
1.4 km
Benskins Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Clavering Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB