8 Victoria Gardens, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AF

8 Victoria Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,233,000 is 23.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 34.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.