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5 bed house for sale with 5 bedrooms in Steeple Bumpstead, Nr Haverhill, CB9

Asking price

£700,000

Added on 26/09/2026

Type: House
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £333 per sq ft
Tenure: Ask agent

Council tax Band F £3,371 a year

Key features

Detached village house/not listed
Large kitchen/breakfast room
Sitting room with fireplace
Dining room
Snug with fireplace
Utility room
Boot room
Ground floor shower room
5 bedrooms
Family bathroom
Detached garden studio
Large forecourt/driveway

About this property

Property Description

WATER LANE HOUSE was originally a small timber framed cottage that was extended in modern times to create a well proportioned village house within a generous plot. The property is entered via a covered porchway leading to the hallway. There is flagstone style flooring to most of the ground floor giving the house a cottage style feel with exposed timbers throughout.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band F £3,371 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,556
Band B

£1,815
Band C

£2,075
Band D

£2,334
Band E

£2,852
Band F

This home: £3,371
Band G

£3,890
Band H

£4,668

This home is in band F, which costs £3,371 a year in Uttlesford for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Uttlesford, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£333 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£315 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£232 / sq ft

£333 / sq ft

£390 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£333 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in CB9 (£232–£390, 10th–90th percentile, 857 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 857 homes sold in CB9 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in CB9 →

Location

with 5 bedrooms in Steeple Bumpstead, Nr Haverhill, CB9

Open map Street View

Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £700,000

£350k £1.1m

Deposit10% £70,000

£0 £700k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £630,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £140,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
32, Water Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Feb 2026	850 sq ft £320/sq ft	850 sq ft	£320	£272,500
58, Water Lane Detached	Detached	Mar 2025	1,582 sq ft £379/sq ft	1,582 sq ft	£379	£600,000
60, Water Lane Detached	Detached	Jan 2025	1,582 sq ft £373/sq ft	1,582 sq ft	£373	£590,000
64, Water Lane Detached	Detached	Apr 2024	1,582 sq ft £386/sq ft	1,582 sq ft	£386	£610,000
51, Water Lane Detached	Detached	Jan 2023	861 sq ft £343/sq ft	861 sq ft	£343	£295,000
26, Water Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Nov 2021	1,453 sq ft £280/sq ft	1,453 sq ft	£280	£407,000
Thatched Cottage, Water Lane Detached	Detached	Feb 2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	£450,000
32, Water Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Jun 2020	850 sq ft £253/sq ft	850 sq ft	£253	£215,000