Farthings, Clanver End, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UL
About Farthings
Farthings is a detached house in Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4UL). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1602 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £788,000 is 24.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 52% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 149 m² it's 24.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (198 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Farthings's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2021PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Additional first storey extension and porch, demolition of garage, annex and car port, removal of conservatory (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
- Agent
- Nicola Roberts Architects
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/0083/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£788,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 17 years.
£635,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2016Most recent
£635,000
+16.5%over 5 years16 May 2011
£545,000
+6.9%over 1 year25 August 2009
£510,000
+75.9%over 9 years4 February 2000
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4UL: £935,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in CB11 4UL
Eastbury, Clanver End, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UL
Sold Feb 2024
£1,750,000Broadfields, Clanver End, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UL
Sold May 2018
£935,000Aquaside, Clanver End, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UL
Sold May 2014
£467,500Flint Cottage, Clanver End, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UL
Sold Mar 1995
£219,000
Everything we know about Farthings, 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 Clanver End homes
Price per m²
£4,267
Street avg £3,937
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 10.2 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
1.9 km
Thomas Walk — bus stop.
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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
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB