71 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AG
About 71 Thaxted Road
71 Thaxted Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3AG). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2013. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since March 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 sits 147.8% above the 2001 sale of £198,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 40.3% below the postcode norm. At 118 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 33 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs).
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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
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
71 Thaxted Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
71 Thaxted Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£198,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 2001Most recent
£198,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3AG: £470,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB11 3AG
67 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AG
Sold Jan 2025
£540,00073 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AG
Sold Jul 2024
£470,00090 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AG
Sold Dec 2023
£543,00094 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AG
Sold Jun 2023
£310,00071a, Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AG
Sold Jan 2023
£441,250
Everything we know about 71 Thaxted Road, 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 Thaxted Road homes
On price per m², 71 Thaxted Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,686
Street avg £3,992
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.4 km
Thaxted Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB