5 Sheepcote Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4SJ
About 5 Sheepcote Green
5 Sheepcote Green is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Clavering, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 is 20.3% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £472,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
5 Sheepcote Green's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Sheepcote Green has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2020ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 4 (Energy Efficiency Measures) attached to UTT/1449/12/FUL
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/20/0310/DOC
- Sept 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1449/12/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Sheepcote Green
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.
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£472,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 2020Most recent
£472,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4SJ: £609,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in CB11 4SJ
Spa Cottage, Sheepcote Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4SJ
Sold Sept 2022
£1,095,000Barbers End, Sheepcote Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4SJ
Sold Jul 2018
£366,500Greengages, Sheepcote Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4SJ
Sold Aug 2017
£609,000Sheepcote Green House, Sheepcote Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4SJ
Sold Jul 2016
£900,000Appletree Cottage, Sheepcote Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4SJ
Sold Mar 2012
£290,000
Everything we know about 5 Sheepcote Green, 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 Sheepcote Green homes
5 Sheepcote Green outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,631
Street avg £4,561
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
Sheepcote Green Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 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
35.5dB