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5 bed house for sale Matching Green, CM17

Guide price

£1,950,000

Added on 18/10/2026

Type: House
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
Size: £488 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band H £4,668 a year

Key features

Outbuildings
Period
Detached
Garden
Rural
Village

About this property

Grade II listed family home dating back to the early 1600s, overlooking the village green, set in grounds of just under 1 acre. With attractive formal gardens and a sweeping gravel drive, this charming house has principal accommodation comprising 4 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.<br /><br />

Timber-framed with plastered elevations beneath a peg-tiled roof, Albion House was extended in the 20th century and now provides spacious, light accommodation of just under 4,000 sq. ft, ideal for entertaining and well-arranged for modern family living. There is a wealth of retained period character throughout the property, such as exposed timbers and Inglenook fireplaces. The present owners have carried out a comprehensive and sensitive refurbishment, with excellent specifications in the kitchen and bathrooms.<br /><br />

Floorplan

Council tax

Band H £4,668 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

£3,371
Band G

£3,890
Band H

This home: £4,668

This home is in band H, which costs £4,668 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

£488 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£431 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£331 / sq ft

£488 / sq ft

£543 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£488 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in CM17 (£331–£543, 10th–90th percentile, 794 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 794 homes sold in CM17 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in CM17 →

Location

Matching Green, CM17

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £1,950,000

£970k £2.9m

Deposit10% £195,000

£0 £2m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £1,755,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £390,000 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
Little Laver House, Little Laver Road Detached	Detached	Mar 2026	n/a	n/a	n/a	£920,000
Green Edge Cottage, Little Laver Road Detached	Detached	Dec 2018	n/a	n/a	n/a	£700,000
Tuscan House, Little Laver Road Detached	Detached	Oct 2018	n/a	n/a	n/a	£875,000
Edmund House, Little Laver Road Detached	Detached	Jul 2017	n/a	n/a	n/a	£800,000
Holly House, Little Laver Road Detached	Detached	Jul 2011	n/a	n/a	n/a	£610,000
Blaydon, Little Laver Road Detached	Detached	Jan 2011	n/a	n/a	n/a	£475,000
Albion House, Little Laver Road Detached	Detached	Jul 2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,250,000
The Lone Pine, Little Laver Road Detached	Detached	Jun 2007	n/a	n/a	n/a	£391,333