1 Victoria Gardens, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AF
About 1 Victoria Gardens
1 Victoria Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 36.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 122 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 11 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £515,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Victoria Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single story rear extension
- Agent
- John Costen Associates
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/1164/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£563,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£515,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 October 2020Most recent
£515,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3AF: £600,495 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in CB11 3AF
4 Victoria Gardens, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AF
Sold Dec 2023
£1,150,000Roblyns, Victoria Gardens, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AF
Sold Oct 2020
£460,0008 Victoria Gardens, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AF
Sold Jul 2016
£1,000,0002 Victoria Gardens, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AF
Sold Dec 2015
£445,000Sontar, Victoria Gardens, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AF
Sold Sept 2014
£390,000
Everything we know about 1 Victoria Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Victoria Gardens homes
On years held, 1 Victoria Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,221
Street avg £4,351
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB