What type of property is 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG sell for?

73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG last sold for £470,000 in July 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £145,000 in October 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG changed over time?

Across 3 sales between October 1999 and July 2024, 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG rose from £145,000 to £470,000, a change of £325,000. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

The current EPC rating for 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in November 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (1,238 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 3AG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG heated?

The latest EPC at 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in October 2004. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG is in council tax band D.

Where is 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG located?

73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG sits in Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

Police records around 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG 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.

Which schools serve 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

The closest primary school to 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden (353m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Saffron Walden County High School (1.4km).

How well connected is 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

The closest bus stop to 73 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG is Thaxted Road, 364m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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73 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AG

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

115 m²

1238 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 73 Thaxted Road

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

73 Thaxted Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3AG). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 115 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 44.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2024 for £470,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes
Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

73 Thaxted Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 73 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oct 2004
RenovationFull
In report
Construction of vehicular crossover
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
UTT/1251/04/FUL
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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.

73 Thaxted Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£509,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£470,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

28 July 2024Most recent
£470,000
+95.8%over 20 years
4 May 2004
£240,000
+65.5%over 4 years
14 October 1999
£145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3AG: £465,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CB11 3AG

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On the street

Versus other Thaxted Road homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

73 Thaxted Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,087

Street avg £3,903

Above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

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