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4 bed house for sale Ford End, CM3

Guide Price

£800,000

Added on 23/09/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £430 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band F £3,371 a year

Key features

Grade II listed period property
4 Bedrooms
3 Reception rooms
2 Bathrooms
Detached double garage
Landscaped gardens

About this property

A stunning character 4 bedroom cottage with in and out driveway and garage.

Signpost Cottage is a captivating period home, Grade II listed, offering approximately 2,261 sq ft of versatile and characterful accommodation. With its steeply pitched, multi-gabled roof clad in traditional red clay tiles, gabled dormer windows and substantial red-brick chimney stack, the property has been sympathetically updated while retaining its historic vernacular character and architectural appeal.

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. The band is from the agent's description, so check it before you rely on it.

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.

Property timeline

Listed

September 2026 £800,000

4 beds · 2 baths · this listing

Past sales can't be shown: the agent hasn't given the house number.

Price guide

This home

£430 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£419 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£315 / sq ft

£430 / sq ft

£521 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£430 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in CM3 (£315–£521, 10th–90th percentile, 1,346 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 1,346 homes sold in CM3 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in CM3 →

Location

Ford End, CM3

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £800,000

£400k £1.2m

Deposit10% £80,000

£0 £800k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £720,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £160,000 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
Sandons, Main Road Detached	Detached	Mar 2026	n/a	n/a	n/a	£865,000
Holly House, Main Road Detached	Detached	Jan 2026	n/a	n/a	n/a	£626,500
The Old Smithy, Main Road Detached	Detached	Mar 2025	n/a	n/a	n/a	£650,000
Sandon House, Main Road Detached	Detached	Mar 2025	n/a	n/a	n/a	£615,000
Talbot House, Main Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Oct 2024	n/a	n/a	n/a	£727,500
The Jays, Main Road Detached	Detached	May 2023	n/a	n/a	n/a	£430,000
Burmead, Main Road Detached	Detached	May 2022	n/a	n/a	n/a	£425,000
Sandon House, Main Road Detached	Detached	Aug 2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	£625,000