What kind of home is 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE?

26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE last change hands?

26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE last sold for £530,000 in December 2020, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £294,500 in March 2010. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE?

Across 3 sales between March 2010 and December 2020, 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE rose from £294,500 to £530,000, a change of £235,500. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE?

The current EPC rating for 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in April 2025. It has improved from a D recorded in August 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE?

26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (1,378 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 42% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 3AE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE use?

The latest EPC at 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE have?

26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and single-storey rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE?

26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE is in council tax band D.

Which area is 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE in?

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

How safe is the area around 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE?

Police records around 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE 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.

What schools are near 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE?

The closest primary school to 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden (182m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Saffron Walden County High School (1.2km).

What is the nearest station to 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE?

The closest bus stop to 26 Victoria Avenue, CB11 3AE is Bell School, 256m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Victoria Avenue, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AE

3 sales on record4 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

128 m²

1378 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Victoria Avenue

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

26 Victoria Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3AE). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2020 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £636,000 is 20% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 24.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £530,000 in December 2020.

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Risks

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similar homes nearby

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
Summer houseYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

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.

26 Victoria Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2025

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2025from Aug 2020

EPC improved fromD63toC71

Low Energy Lighting

22%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Victoria Avenue, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 26 Victoria Avenue.

May 2021
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed 1st floor rear extension
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
UTT/21/0888/HHF
View planning record
Apr 2021
Loft ConversionOutline
In report
Proposed loft conversion
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
UTT/21/0894/CLP
View planning record

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£636,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£530,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

11 December 2020Most recent
£530,000
+23.3%over 5 years
18 November 2015
£430,000
+46.0%over 5 years
28 March 2010
£294,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3AE: £525,000 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in CB11 3AE

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On the street

Versus other Victoria Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Victoria Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,141

Street avg £3,714

On par

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Above

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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

0.3 km

Bell School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 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 3AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3AE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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