Riverside Cottage, Walden Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TA
About Riverside Cottage
Riverside Cottage is a four-bedroom property in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4TA). It has council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. 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. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Last sale on file: £950,000 in June 2022. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Listed buildingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
A recent planning application at Riverside Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Apr 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduce height of canopy of 1no. Weeping Willow by 4 metres and lateral growth by 2 metres to reduce risk of limb failure following adjacent tree major stem failure
- Agent
- Shire Trees Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/26/0809/TPO
- Jun 2022FullIn report
Erection of railings on boundary adjacent to river side
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/22/1281/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Riverside Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£950,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2022Most recent
£950,000
+97.9%over 7 years16 December 2014
£480,000
+47.7%over 9 years29 September 2005
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4TA: £240,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CB11 4TA
26 Walden Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TA
Sold Dec 2024
£240,00024 Walden Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TA
Sold Apr 2024
£150,00022 Walden Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TA
Sold Jul 2023
£160,000Mulberry Cottage, Walden Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TA
Sold Oct 2019
£540,000Folly Cottage, Walden Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TA
Sold Jun 2019
£650,000
Everything we know about Riverside 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
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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
Cambridge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 5 schools 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
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB