What kind of home is The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG?

The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG?

The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG last sold for £765,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £600,000 in January 2017, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2017 and July 2022, The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG rose from £600,000 to £765,000, a change of £165,000. That works out to roughly +4.5% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG have?

The current EPC rating for The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in April 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG?

The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (1,765 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 4XG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG use?

The latest EPC at The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG?

The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG in?

The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG sits in Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG?

Police records around The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What transport links are near The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG?

The closest bus stop to The Willows, Catmere End, CB11 4XG is Thomas Walk, 1.0km away. In total there are 3 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Willows, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

164 m²

1765 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Willows

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Willows is a five-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4XG). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £861,000 is 12.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 47.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £765,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.

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Risks

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similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
OutbuildingsYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Willows'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 23 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Willows, Catmere End, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Willows has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£861,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£765,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

31 July 2022Most recent
£765,000
+27.5%over 5 years
6 January 2017
£600,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4XG: £800,000 (2023–2022).

Nearby sales in CB11 4XG

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On the street

Versus other Catmere End homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, The Willows stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,665

Street avg £3,511

Strongly above

Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 182 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

On par

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Saffron Walden district page.

Full Saffron Walden report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 4XG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4XG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low

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