Ash House, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG
About Ash House
Ash House is a detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4XG). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 237 m² the property is well over the postcode median (180 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Ash House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Ash House has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey front extension
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/14/3330/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Ash House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,001,000
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 4XG: £765,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in CB11 4XG
Springwood Cottage, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG
Sold Dec 2023
£755,000Southfields, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG
Sold Jun 2023
£835,0001 Clay Hall Cottages, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG
Sold Feb 2023
£590,000The Willows, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG
Sold Jul 2022
£765,000Longacre, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG
Sold Apr 2022
£800,000
Everything we know about Ash House, 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 Catmere End homes
Ash House outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
237 m²
Street avg 179 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 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
1.0 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
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB