Old Forge Cottage, Saffron Walden
Old Forge Cottage, Saffron Walden
Description & Estimates
Old Forge Cottage, Saffron Walden appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 649 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a period house with 1,527 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of Old Forge Cottage, Saffron Walden is £720,551 and its rental estimate is £1,893 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Bridge End, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 falls within the CB11 postal district, in the borough of Uttlesford.
Our Data Sources
Old Forge Cottage, Saffron Walden has a single entry in the Land Registry from July 2008 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Old Forge Cottage, Saffron Walden, we estimate a market value of £756,579 and a rental value of £1,988 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £670,113 and £1,761 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Old Forge Cottage, Saffron Walden has seen its estimated sale value drop by £19,227 (2.7%) and its estimated rental value rise by £21 per month (1.1%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.2%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Old Forge Cottage, Saffron Walden as measuring 649 m2.
That makes it the 5th largest plot in the postcode, where 20 of the 21 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Old Forge Cottage, Saffron Walden completed on 11th July 2008 at £375,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 60.1% over the period since July 2008.
- Sold Jul 2008£375,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Old Forge Cottage, Saffron Walden have sold within a radius of 3.0 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 23rd January 2026, was 4, Meadowford, Saffron Walden, CB11 3QL, a freehold house which sold for £752,500.
Read more about house prices in CB11.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 26 addresses on Bridge End, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11, Old Forge Cottage, Saffron Walden comes out as the 10th largest and the 9th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £201k more expensive than the average property across the CB11 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.0kmNewport Primary School
- 3.2kmKatherine Semar Junior School
- 3.2kmKatherine Semar Infant School
- 200mJoyce Frankland Academy, Newport
- 3.4kmSaffron Walden County High School
- 10.5kmForest Hall School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Old Forge Cottage, Saffron Walden, the nearest station is Newport (Essex), 900 metres away.
- 900mNewport (Essex)
- 1.9kmAudley End
- 7.6kmElsenham (Essex)
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
