Orchards, Victoria Gardens, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AF
About Orchards
Orchards is a detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2012) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 11 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Orchards ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jun 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2019Garage ConversionFullIn report
Proposed change of use and conversion of existing garage/carport to 1 no. dwelling
Change of Use- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/18/2290/FUL
- Apr 2018Garage ConversionFullIn report
Proposed garage conversion.
- Agent
- Purely Planning Ltd
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/18/0707/HHF
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Orchards
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Orchards has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3AF: £600,495 (2023–2016).
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
£460,0001 Victoria Gardens, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AF
Sold Oct 2020
£515,0008 Victoria Gardens, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AF
Sold Jul 2016
£1,000,0002 Victoria Gardens, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AF
Sold Dec 2015
£445,000
Everything we know about Orchards, 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 epc rating, Orchards stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 155 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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