What kind of home is 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG sell for?

78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG last sold for £342,500 in August 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £115,000 in October 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between October 2000 and August 2020, 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG rose from £115,000 to £342,500, a change of £227,500. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

The current EPC rating for 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 3AG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG use?

The latest EPC at 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG is in council tax band C.

Which area is 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG in?

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

What is crime like near 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

Police records around 78 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.

What schools are near 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

The closest primary school to 78 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 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG?

The closest bus stop to 78 Thaxted Road, CB11 3AG is Thaxted Road, 364m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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78 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AG

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

120 m²

1292 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 78 Thaxted Road

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

78 Thaxted Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3AG). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 120 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 33 EPCs). Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £433,000 is 26.4% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £342,500.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff street

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 78 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

78 Thaxted Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

9applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.

Current estimate

£433,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£342,500

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

9 August 2020Most recent
£342,500
+88.2%over 16 years
10 December 2003
£182,000
+58.3%over 3 years
5 October 2000
£115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3AG: £470,000 (2025–2023).

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.

Habitable Rooms for 78 Thaxted Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,854

Street avg £3,949

Strongly below

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Saffron Walden district page.

Full Saffron Walden report

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

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 3AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

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

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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