What type of property is 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD?

55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD sell for?

55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD last sold for £360,000 in May 2017, around 9 years ago. Before that, it sold for £275,010 in November 2014, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between November 2014 and May 2017, 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD rose from £275,010 to £360,000, a change of £84,990. That works out to roughly +11.1% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD have?

The current EPC rating for 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in January 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD?

55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (790 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 23% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 3AD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD heated?

The latest EPC at 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD?

55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD is in council tax band D.

Where is 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD located?

55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD sits in Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

Is 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD in a safe area?

Police records around 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD 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.

Which schools serve 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD?

The closest primary school to 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden (149m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Saffron Walden County High School (1.1km).

How well connected is 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD?

The closest bus stop to 55 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AD is Bell School, 222m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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55 Victoria Avenue, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AD

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

73 m²

790 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 55 Victoria Avenue

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

55 Victoria Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3AD). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 790 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 73 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 31.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 61.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
ParkingOff street

Building

Heating systemGas
Period featuresYes
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.

55 Victoria Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2022

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 55 Victoria Avenue, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

55 Victoria Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

9applications 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.

55 Victoria Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£472,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£360,000

Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

25 May 2017Most recent
£360,000
+30.9%over 2 years
5 November 2014
£275,010

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3AD: £480,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in CB11 3AD

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On the street

Versus other Victoria Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

55 Victoria Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,905

Street avg £4,350

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

0.2 km

Bell School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 3AD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3AD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

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