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The Cottage, Stickling Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4QX

Listed building3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
50 m²
533 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Cottage

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

The Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Clavering, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4QX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 533 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (178 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 is 24.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£798/sq ft) was about 105.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

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.

The Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Stickling Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4QX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Aug 2007
    ExtensionHeritage
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    One and a half storey rear extension

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/1117/07/LB
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2007
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    One and a half storey rear extension

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/1116/07/FUL
    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.
Current estimate

£528,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£425,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 June 2015Most recent

    £425,000

    +54.5%over 8 years
  2. 31 August 2006

    £275,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4QX: £840,000 (2025–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Stickling Green homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£8,586

Street avg £5,203

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 168 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 9.5 t/year

Strongly above
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

0.1 km

Stickling Green — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4QX

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 The Cottage, Stickling Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4QX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.