1 Lower Pond Street, Duddenhoe End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UP
About 1 Lower Pond Street
1 Lower Pond Street is a semi-detached house in Duddenhoe End, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4UP). It has a recorded floor area of 241 m² (around 2598 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 241 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £637,000 sits 195.9% above the 2005 sale of £215,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 48.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Lower Pond Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Lower Pond Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2011OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed erection of timber storage shed.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/0419/11/FUL
- May 2005FullIn report
Construction of new vehicular access and 2 no. parking spaces
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/0479/05/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Lower Pond Street
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
1 Lower Pond Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£637,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 January 2005Most recent
£215,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4UP: £1,200,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in CB11 4UP
6 Lower Pond Street, Duddenhoe End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UP
Sold Jan 2022
£545,000Netherby, Lower Pond Street, Duddenhoe End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UP
Sold Feb 2021
£1,225,000Hope Farmhouse, Lower Pond Street, Duddenhoe End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UP
Sold Jan 2020
£1,200,0002 Duke S Barn, Lower Pond Street, Duddenhoe End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UP
Sold Jul 2018
£1,300,000The Old Barn, Lower Pond Street, Duddenhoe End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UP
Sold Jul 2018
£539,000
Everything we know about 1 Lower Pond Street, 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 Lower Pond Street homes
Years Held for 1 Lower Pond Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£892
Street avg £3,821
Floor Area
241 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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
Kings Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-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
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB