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Spa Cottage, Sheepcote Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4SJ

Notable views2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
184 m²
1981 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Spa Cottage

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

Spa Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Clavering, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £943,000 is 13.9% below the 2022 sale of £1,095,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£553/sq ft) was about 63.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold September 2022 for £1,095,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • 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.

Spa Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Spa Cottage, Sheepcote Green, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4SJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Spa Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Oct 2019
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Construction of orangery to rear of property.

    Agent
    Purely Planning Limited
    Extension
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/19/2111/HHF
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2015
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Demolition of rear porch. First floor rear dormer extension

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/15/1268/HHF
    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.

Latest sale on Spa Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£943,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£1,095,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 September 2022Most recent

    £1,095,000

    +166.3%over 19 years
  2. 3 April 2003

    £411,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4SJ: £472,000 (2020–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Sheepcote Green homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Spa Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,951

Street avg £4,097

Strongly above

Floor Area

184 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

Below
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

Sheepcote Green Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

Clavering Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4SJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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