Granary Cottage, Lower Pond Street, Duddenhoe End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UP
About Granary Cottage
Granary Cottage is a semi-detached house in Duddenhoe End, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4UP). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Granary Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Granary Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Granary Cottage
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
Granary Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 Granary 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
Versus other Lower Pond Street homes
Granary Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 174 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB