Shovellers, Stickling Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4QX
About Shovellers
Shovellers is a four-bedroom detached house in Clavering, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4QX). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1204 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 112 m² it sits well below the postcode median (178 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,015,000 is 20.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£698/sq ft) was about 76.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2020 for £840,000.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Shovellers sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2020RenovationHeritageIn report
Retention of windows and doors in the extension approved under UTT/16/2964/LB
Retrospective- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/20/0338/LB
- Feb 2017DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of the modern flat roof link extension between The Shovellers and Paddock View to form two separate detached houses with associated hard landscaping. Demolition of the existing single storey rear extension and erection of a replacement 1.5 storey rear extension. Demolition of single garage and erection of replacement double bay cartshed
- Agent
- Ian Abrams Architect Limited
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/3018/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Shovellers
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,015,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£840,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 June 2020Most recent
£840,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4QX: £880,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CB11 4QX
Kings, Stickling Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4QX
Sold Jul 2025
£833,000Horseshoes, Stickling Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4QX
Sold Nov 2023
£1,225,000Court Cottage, Stickling Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4QX
Sold May 2022
£891,000High Elms, Stickling Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4QX
Sold Jul 2016
£620,000Wickham Cottage, Stickling Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4QX
Sold Feb 2016
£880,000
Everything we know about Shovellers, 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 Stickling Green homes
EPC Rating for Shovellers lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,511
Street avg £5,323
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
0.1 km
Stickling Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 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
42.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB